Romeo is about to go international. The Government of Australia informed the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2011 it had selected the MH-60R Romeo as the winner of the Air 9000 Phase 8 Future Naval Combat Aircraft competition. Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin

Washington, USA - April 5, 2012

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $1.05 billion, five-year contract to provide more than 200 digital cockpits and integrated mission systems and sensors for the Navy MH-60R “Romeo” and MH-60S “Sierra” helicopters.

Romeo is about to go international. The Government of Australia informed the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2011 it had selected the MH-60R Romeo as the winner of the Air 9000 Phase 8 Future Naval Combat Aircraft competition. Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin

“U.S. Navy crews operating the 300-plus MH-60 Romeo and Sierra helicopters already in the fleet understand just how critical these aircraft are to protecting our ships from surface and undersea threats,” said Rear Adm. Paul Grosklags, U.S. Naval Air Systems vice commander.
“This contract represents the Navy’s commitment to build and field the most technologically advanced maritime helicopter fleet in the world.”

Romeo is about to go international. The Government of Australia informed the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2011 it had selected the MH-60R Romeo as the winner of the Air 9000 Phase 8 Future Naval Combat Aircraft competition. Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin

Specifically, the new multi-year contract includes 162 cockpits, integrated missions systems and sensors for MH-60R “Romeo,” an anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare helicopter.

Lockheed Martin will deliver more than 200 Common Cockpits for the MH-60R and MH-60 S multi-mission maritime helicopters as part of a 5-year contract recently awarded by the Navy. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy

It also funds 62 digital cockpits to complete the Navy’s program of record for Sierra aircraft, used for ship-to-ship cargo resupply, search and rescue, and close-in defense of Navy ships.

A multi-year procurement contract such as this one must meet rigorous criteria before being approved by Congress, including being able to demonstrate double-digit cost savings.

Lockheed Martin selected Australia’s Ferra Engineering and Missouri’s LMI to build 120 shipsets for the MH-60R maritime helicopter. The two companies will split the MH-60R work worth an anticipated value of approximately $12 million (US). Photo courtesy U.S. Navy

“This contract award ensures uninterrupted, on-time deliveries of the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopter to the U.S. Navy fleet,” said Dan Spoor, vice president of aviation systems for Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems & Sensors business.
“Plus the multi-year structure, versus an annual contract, allows us to provide our customer with more than 10 percent savings annually, surpassing Pentagon cost predictions.”

The U.S. Navy now has the opportunity to enhance the situational awareness of the surface fleet, after a successful demonstration linking the MH-60S maritime helicopter with the Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the first time. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy

Lockheed Martin provides the digital cockpit common to the MH-60R and MH-60S, and integrates the mission systems and sensors aboard the MH-60R helicopter in Owego, N.Y.

To ensure the first MH-60R maritime helicopters remain as capable as the latest models, the Navy recently contracted with Lockheed Martin to integrate software upgrades to the existing aircrafts’ sensor systems. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy

Both aircraft are designed and manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

The Corporation’s net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.


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