Lockheed, Sikorsky venture awarded $2.0 billion helicopter support deal

Reuters

Published Feb 27, 2015 05:40PM ET

Lockheed, Sikorsky venture awarded $2.0 billion helicopter support deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp (N:LMT) and Sikorsky Helicopter a contract worth $2 billion to service the Navy's H-60 helicopters through Jan. 31, 2020, the Pentagon announced on Friday.

The fixed-price contract covers "performance-based logistics" on 1,710 assemblies and components, and covers the repair, modification, overhaul and replacement of hardware for the Navy's fleet of H-60 helicopters.