News Another five VH-92s ordered

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On 5 February 2021, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of giant Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford (CT) was awarded a USD 478,6 million modification contract that exercises the option for the procurement of five Lot Three Low Rate Initial Production VH-92A. The contract, as part of the in the US Presidential Helicopters Replacement Programme, involves the assembly of the five VH-92As as well as associated interim contractor support, two cabin interior reconfiguration kits, support equipment, initial spares, and system parts replenishment.

The five VH-92As are part of the Fiscal Year 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds and they will be built at Stratford. Work must be completed by December 2023.

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As reported earlier by Scramble (see Scramble News 19 November 2020 https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/vh-92a-headed-for-ioc-in-july-2021), the VH-92A is heading for an Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in July 2021. So far seventeen VH-92As are ordered (six in 2019, six in February 2020 and now these five). Two of test VH-92As were operating at the Naval Observatory in Washington DC, doing some test runs.

Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1, that will operate the VH-92As as a replacement for the VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N Black Hawk, will get 23 VH-92As, comprised of 21 operational fleet aircraft and two test aircraft. The ssquadron is based at MCAS Quantico (VA) with a detachment at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington DC (MD).

 

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