United States Defense Government website has released a contract on June 1, 2020, to announce that Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $37,835,381 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N00019-20-F-0350) to provide retrofits from the Generation III, V and VI Mission Computer (MC) configuration to the Generation 3i and 5i MC configuration on the MH-60R/MH-60S Seahawk naval helicopters (186 for the Navy, seven for the government of Australia, five for the government of Denmark, and two for the government of Saudi Arabia).
United States Defense Government website has released a contract on June 1, 2020, to announce that Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $37,835,381 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N00019-20-F-0350) to provide retrofits from the Generation III, V and VI Mission Computer (MC) configuration to the Generation 3i and 5i MC configuration on the MH-60R/MH-60S Seahawk naval helicopters (186 for the Navy, seven for the government of Australia, five for the government of Denmark, and two for the government of Saudi Arabia).
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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 practices vertical replenishment operations on the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). (Picture source U.S. Navy)
Work will be performed in Owego, New York (97%); and Clearwater, Florida (3%). This order also provides for retrofits from the Generation III and V Flight Management Computer (FMC) configuration to the Generation 3i and 5i FMC configuration on the MH-60R/S aircraft (186 for the Navy, seven for the government of Australia, five for the government of Denmark, and two for the government of Saudi Arabia).
Additionally, this order provides for the procurement of 162 wiring kits for the Navy, nine for the government of Australia, three for the government of Denmark, and three for the government of Saudi Arabia. Work is expected to be complete by May 2023.
The MH-60R SEAHAWK is a naval helicopter produced by Lockheed Martin designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers. It is primarily used by naval forces as anti-submarine warfare anti-surface weapon system for open ocean and littoral zones.
The MH-60R can be armed with different types of weapons including Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire anti-surface missiles to perform anti-surface warfare missions. For anti-submarine warfare, it can carry up to three ATK mk50 or mk46 active/passive lightweight torpedoes.
The MH-60S Knighthawk is also a naval helicopter produced by Sikorsky to perform missions such as vertical replenishment, combat search and rescue, special warfare support and airborne mine countermeasures. The MH-60 is based on the naval version of the Black Hawk helicopter.
