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Schultz Sees Upward Of 117 MH-60 Helicopters In Coast Guard Fleet

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

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Schultz Sees Upward Of 117 MH-60 Helicopters In Coast Guard Fleet

Coast Guard MH-60T helicopter. Photo: Coast Guad

The Coast Guard’s fleet of MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters could grow from its current size of 45 aircraft to upward of potentially between 115 and 117, Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said last week. The MH-60s are supplied by Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky unit and are a maritime variant the venerable Black Hawk helicopter. In January 2021, the Coast Guard awarded Lockheed Martin a potential $850 million contract as part of the service’s ongoing service life extension program (SLEP) for the MH-60…

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