Critical Upgrade: Sikorsky’s $36M Contract for CH-53K Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $36,001,144 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001924F0663) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001923G0002). This order procures the non-recurring effort to address hardware obsolescence in the active inceptor system on CH-53K King Stallion production and fielded aircraft for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut (63.3%); Farnborough, United Kingdom (32.6%); Fort Worth, Texas (1.2%); and  various locations within the continental U.S. (CONUS) (2.9%), and is expected to be completed in January 2027. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $36,001,144 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. (Awarded June 17, 2024)