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Sikorsky To Provide $700 Million in H-53 Sustainment Over Four Years

Sikorsky To Provide $700 Million in H-53 Sustainment Over Four Years
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Johnothon Stutesman, a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), directs a Polaris MRZR in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 19, 2018.

Sikorsky [LMT] was recently awarded a $717 million performance-based logistics contract to provide supply and logistics support to the entire fleet of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps legacy CH-53E Super Stallions and MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters.Introduced in 1966, the H-53 is the primary heavy lift aircraft for U.S. naval forces and will continue to serve with the Marine Corps until the CH-53K King Stallion comes online in sufficient numbers. The MH-53 Sea Dragon is used by the Navy for long-range…

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