- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, received a $113.5 million Navy contract modification to extend logistics and engineering support for the VH-92A presidential helicopter program.
- The modification raises the contract ceiling and supports sustainment activities through November 2031, with work centered in Connecticut and several U.S. locations.
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has received a $113.5 million contract modification to continue long-term support for the Navy’s VH-92A Patriot helicopter, the aircraft designated for presidential and senior government transport.
According to a contract announcement, the modification, identified as P00015, increases the ceiling on a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The agreement combines firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-reimbursable elements and is focused on sustaining the VH-92A fleet now entering operational service.
The Navy said the modification will provide continued integrated logistics support, sustaining engineering, spares support, material management, component overhaul, and training activities in support of the VH-92A Patriot in-service helicopter. Naval Air Systems Command, based at Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Work under the contract will be carried out primarily in Stratford, Connecticut, which accounts for 84 percent of the effort. Additional work locations include Owego, New York (5 percent); Quantico, Virginia (4 percent); Patuxent River, Maryland (4 percent); Orlando, Florida (1 percent); Moorestown, New Jersey (1 percent); and various locations outside the continental United States (1 percent). The Navy said work is expected to be completed by November 2031.
No funds will be obligated at the time of award. According to the announcement, funding will be applied to individual task orders as they are issued over the life of the contract. The Navy also noted that the underlying contract was not competed.
The VH-92A Patriot, manufactured by Sikorsky and operated by the U.S. Navy in support of the Marine Corps’ presidential helicopter mission, is designed to transport the president, vice president, and other senior officials as required. Rather than relying on a single aircraft, the mission requires a fleet of helicopters to support security measures. For example, multiple aircraft are flown simultaneously to complicate targeting and reduce the risk of attack.
The VH-92A is intended to replace older aircraft currently used for the mission. The outdated VH-3D helicopters currently used for this mission are planned to be completely retired next year and the service expects to continue flying its VH-60N helicopters until at least 2030 due to their “special ability to operate in hot and/or high-altitude conditions.”
Sikorsky has been responsible for presidential helicopter programs for decades, and the VH-92A represents the latest evolution of that role. The extended support period through 2031 indicates that the Navy expects the aircraft to remain central to the mission for the foreseeable future, alongside a gradual drawdown of legacy platforms.