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Sikorsky Wins $905 Million Contract For 24 MH-60R Helicopters

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

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Sikorsky Wins $905 Million Contract For 24 MH-60R Helicopters

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky a $905 million contract for 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the U.S. Navy and India via Foreign Military Sales. The contract is divided into three helicopters for the U.S. Navy and 21 for India. Last year, the State Department approved a potential $2.6 billion FMS to India for 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters (Defense Daily, April 2, 2019). At the time, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the helicopters would allow India to perform…

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