Without Seahawk Purchase In FY-16, Army Black Hawks Would Be At Risk

By Jen Judson / April 21, 2014 at 8:28 PM
Should the Navy decide to break its contract to buy 29 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters in fiscal year 2016, the production of about 80 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Army would be at risk, according to the helicopters' manufacturer. The Army awarded Sikorsky an $8.5 billion dual-service contract -- designated as multiyear VIII -- in mid-2012 for 650 Black Hawk and Seahawk aircraft, Frans Jurgens, a spokesman for Sikorsky, told Inside the Army in an April 17 statement. FY-16...

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