Royal Australian Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $198M for Comprehensive MH-60R Aircraft Support

Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Owego, New York is awarded a $198,092,727 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides maintenance, program management, and logistics services to support through life support (TLS) services for 36 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MH-60R aircraft. The TLS services enable the RAN to provide the necessary operational capability and all-inclusive sustainment to include organizational, intermediate, depot, operational and deeper level maintenance, training, and support activities on RAN MH-60R aircraft, aircraft systems, support systems, and support and test equipment for the RAN AIR 9000 Phase 8 Future Naval Aviation Combat System MH-60R Foreign Military Sales FMS program. Work will be performed in Yerriyong, Australia (83.5%); Owego, New York (10%); Stratford, Connecticut (6%); and Mawson Lakes, Australia (0.5%), and is expected to be completed in January 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001925D0016).