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Sikorsky Signs Expected Final Multi-Year Black Hawk Deal With Army, Worth Up To $4.4 Billion

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 27th, 2022

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Sikorsky Signs Expected Final Multi-Year Black Hawk Deal With Army, Worth Up To $4.4 Billion

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The Army on Monday signed the expected last multi-year UH-60 Black Hawk contract with Sikorsky [LMT], awarding the company a five-year deal worth $2.3 billion for delivery of 120 H-60M helicopters. With options, the Army said the 10th multi-year deal for Black Hawks could potentially be worth $4.4 billion and cover up to 255 helicopters. "This multi-year agreement allows the Army to meet current and future capability needs through upgrades, remanufacturing, replacement, and technology insertions,” Col. Calvin Lane, the Army’s…

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