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Navy/USMC

Sikorsky Wins $2.8 Billion Mod For 35 CH-53Ks

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

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Sikorsky Wins $2.8 Billion Mod For 35 CH-53Ks

A CH-53K King Stallion receives fuel from a C-130 tanker while carrying a 27,000 lb. load in September 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] a $2.8 billion modification to procure another 35 full-rate CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters. This award specifically adds scope to a previous contract for 12 Lot 7 and 15 Lot 8 block buy Marine Corps helicopters and eight Israel helicopters as well as associated aircraft and programmatic support, logistical support and spares. The work is expected to be finished by December 2027 while Sikorsky said it will start delivering the aircraft in…

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