Aircraft
New Production Contracts for UH-60s, HH-60s, and P-8s
Recent Department of Defense contracts have swollen the order books for the Army’s Black Hawk, the Air Force’s Jolly Green II, and Navy Poseidons.
The HH-60W was named Jolly Green II in late February in honor of the Sikorsky HH-3, a pioneer of combat search and rescue missions that was nicknamed the “Jolly Green Giant” during its Vietnam War service. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
The HH-60W was named Jolly Green II in late February in honor of the Sikorsky HH-3, a pioneer of combat search and rescue missions that was nicknamed the “Jolly Green Giant” during its Vietnam War service. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Sikorsky Aircraft received a contract modification on March 10 worth $525.3 million for 40 UH-60M Black Hawks. The batch comprises 38 being procured for the U.S. Army as Lot 44 of the service's MY IX multi-year procurement program. The other two represent the exercising of an option for two Foreign Military Sales aircraft for an unidentified customer. Managed by the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the work is due to be performed by the Lockheed Martin-owned company by the end of June 2022.