Rotorcraft
Seahawk PBL Contract Sets New Standard, Companies Say
The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin a nearly $2 billion contract for H-60 Seahawk performance-based logistics.
A Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk is shown landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
A Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk is shown landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Principals with the Maritime Helicopter Support Company (MHSCo) of Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft assert that a nearly $2 billion performance-based logistics (PBL) contract the U.S. Navy awarded the joint venture to maintain MH-60 Seahawks will set a new contracting standard. An executive said Sikorsky is also discussing a similar support arrangement with the U.S. Army for more numerous UH-60 Black Hawks.