This order is for the production and delivery of six MH-60R aircraft for the government of Norway.
Work will be performed in Owego, New York (52%); Stratford, Connecticut (40%); and Troy, Alabama (8%), and is expected to be completed in July 2027.
Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $364,312,098 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Seahawks for Norway
Helis.com - On March 14, 2023 it was announced that the canceled NH90 will be replaced by the proven Sikorsky Seahawk. It will be operated primarily for the Coast Guard but will also be able to embark on Navy frigates for antisubmarine warfare.
In May 2023, the US State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters for Norway valued $1 billion.
Under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is the government agency responsible for overseeing the contract between the US government and Lockheed Martin for the production of six Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Norway.
Delivery of the six helicopters is planned to be completed between 2025 and 2027.
Norway to Add Sikorsky MH-60R Helicopters for Critical Maritime Missions
Lockheed-Martin - OWEGO, NY – The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Norwegian government. Designed and built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R aircraft will enable Norway to perform multiple maritime missions, including search and rescue and coastal and offshore patrol.
Hamid Salim, vice president, Sikorsky Maritime Systems said “Sikorsky and the U.S. Navy have 40 years of experience designing, building and improving SEAHAWK helicopters for operations in extreme maritime environments, and preparing militaries worldwide for ever-evolving threats”
Norway and other nations can depend on the Seahawk aircraft for:
- high reliability
- advanced mission systems and sensors
- low flight hour costs, and
- low maintenance and sustainment costs.
Norway’s order marks the second MH-60R contract award in less than a month. On Oct. 12, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for eight Spanish Navy MH-60R aircraft.
Sikorsky has delivered 330 MH-60R aircraft to five countries. Sixty-four more are on order or in production for India, Greece, South Korea, Australia, Spain and Norway.
Brigadier General Jarle Nergård, head of the Air Systems Division of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency said ”This platform has a long and proven track record of reliability and flexibility in operational environments similar to those faced by the Norwegian Air Force and Coast Guard. This is why we believe the MH-60R is the solution that best meets Norway’s current requirements, and why we are very pleased to see this contract moving forward”
A first-time operator of Seahawk helicopters, Norway is expected to receive all six MH-60R aircraft by 2027.
Capt. William Hargreaves, program manager, H-60 Multi-mission Helicopter Program Office said “The MH-60R is designed for all aspects of land and maritime operations from the vast majority of air-capable ships. We are confident in Norway’s selection of this unmatched, multi-mission helicopter to support their coast guard.”
About Lockheed Martin : Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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