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Sikorsky Lands $10.9 Billion Multi-Year Deal for Up to 99 CH-53K Helicopters

The five-year buy bundles five lots to secure predictable deliveries, lower costs, stabilize suppliers.

Overview

  • The contract consolidates Lots 9–13 with deliveries planned between 2029 and 2034.
  • Naval Air Systems Command estimates the arrangement could generate about $1.5 billion in savings from 2025 to 2029.
  • The order represents roughly half of the Marine Corps’ 200-aircraft CH-53K program of record.
  • Sikorsky has delivered 20 helicopters to date, with another 63 in production under earlier lots.
  • The agreement sustains thousands of jobs across a supply base of 267 U.S. companies and 17 international vendors and permits reallocating aircraft to foreign customers if needed.