Thanks for the article Jonathan.
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Was all the fuss they raised really necessary?
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December 24, 2013That was a real short campaign by the PJ's and Sikorsky. They got their helicopters.
The Department of Defense announced 24 new defense contracts Monday, with a combined value of $1.66 billion. The biggest of these awards, by a large margin, was the $724 million contract modification that United Technologies subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp just landed.
Accounting for nearly 44% of all funds on offer Monday, Sikorsky's contract hires the company to supply the DoD with 33 UH-60M Black Hawk transport helicopters and 24 HH-60M combat search-and-rescue helicopters, plus associated program management, systems engineering, provisioning, and logistics services. These funds cover planned purchases of third lot-year helicopters under the underlying contract, and also contribute funds in advance for lot-years four and five (which may be applied to termination fees if those outlying years' helicopters are ultimately not bought).
Delivery of this year's lot of helos is due by June 30, 2015.
Was all the fuss they raised really necessary?
The HH-60M is not the next Air Force rescue helicopter. It's the current Army medical helicopter that has been in production for a few years now.
ReplyDeleteSikorsky appears to disagree with you.
Deletehttp://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=20af45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&provcmid=bfa955f4a9d98110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&mofvcmid=57aaebb600e98110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&movcmid=609669a3a73a8110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&mofid=47aaebb600e98110VgnVCM1000001382000a____&moid=509669a3a73a8110VgnVCM1000001382000a____&momvcmid=57cdab49e6bd8110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&momid=47cdab49e6bd8110VgnVCM1000001382000a____
And do not be fooled by Fool.com NOTHING in the contract list Combat Search and Rescue:
http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=5190
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The first "H" (modified mission symbol) in HH-60M identifies the aircraft as search and rescue. The "M" follows "L" in the series sequence, and does not stand for "Medical" per se. Just a happy coincidence.
ReplyDeleteCRH is not a mission design series. CRH is being used as the actual helicopter being purchased is still to be determined.
ReplyDeleteThe Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Program, formerly referred to as the HH-60 Recapitalization, will replace the aging HH-60G.