The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters for the Norwegian government.
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Press Release, Owego NY, 26 October 2023: The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin 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.
“Sikorsky and the US 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,” said Hamid Salim, vice president, Sikorsky Maritime Systems.
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 US 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.
”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”, said Brigadier General Jarle Nergård, head of the Air Systems Division of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency.
A first-time operator of SEAHAWK helicopters, Norway is expected to receive all six MH-60R aircraft by 2027.
“The MH-60R is designed for all aspects of land and maritime operations from the vast majority of air-capable ships”, said Capt. William Hargreaves, programme manager, H-60 Multi-mission Helicopter Program Office. “We are confident in Norway’s selection of this unmatched, multi-mission helicopter to support their coast guard.”
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US DoD Contract Notice, Arlington VA, 26 October 2023: Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $364,312,098 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement.
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.
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