Fielding of the StormBreaker precision weapon continues apace (video)
Currently fielded on the F-15E, the StormBreaker precision weapon is now set for integration on the F/A-18 and the F-35.
Lockheed to aid ROKN transition to MH-60R
An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter in USN service. (Photo: USN/ Chief Petty Officer Bruno Gaudry)
Engineering and field services deal follows FMS order in April for Lockheed Martin to provide South Korea with 12 MH-60Rs.
Lockheed Martin is providing non-recurring engineering and field services representative efforts to bring 12 Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters from standard Foreign Military Sales (FMS) configuration to Republic of Korea Navy configuration, the DoD announced on 2 August.
Work on a $117.69 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command will be completed in November 2026.
Lockheed Martin is producing and delivering the MH-60Rs for the ROKN under an April 2021 FMS contract worth $447.23 million.
The helicopters will be delivered by December 2024 under the Maritime Operations Helicopter Batch 2 (MOH2) project for the ROKN.
The MH-60Rs will serve on KDX-III Batch 2 Aegis destroyers and Ulsan-class FFX Batch III frigates in the ROKN.
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