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HQ Stratford, ConnecticutFounded 192310000+ employees

Helicopter maker owned by Lockheed Martin; builds the CH-53K King Stallion.

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Prime obligations
$72.26B
Since FY2008
Prime awards
276,212
Every award since FY2008
Systems
7
Most mature: fielded
Mentions
6
Latest Sep 21, 2026

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Federal Prime Contracts$72.26B obligated · FY2008–FY2026

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Obligated
$72.26B
FY2008–FY2026
Contract actions
296,765
276,212 awards
Peak year
FY2023
$5.35B
Top buyer
U.S. Army
49% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $4.67BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $4.61B · 0 actionsFY2009: $2.45B · 0 actionsFY2010: $2.79B · 0 actionsFY2011: $3.24B · 0 actionsFY2012: $4.41B · 0 actionsFY2013: $2.46B · 0 actionsFY2014: $3.12B · 0 actionsFY2015: $3.08B · 0 actionsFY2016: $3.90B · 0 actionsFY2017: $3.54B · 0 actionsFY2018: $2.88B · 0 actionsFY2019: $5.14B · 0 actionsFY2020: $4.23B · 0 actionsFY2021: $4.94B · 0 actionsFY2022: $3.45B · 0 actionsFY2023: $5.35B · 0 actionsFY2024: $4.81B · 0 actionsFY2025: $4.83B · 0 actionsFY2026 (to date): $3.03B · 0 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$3.03B0—
FY2025$4.83B0—
FY2024$4.81B0—
FY2023$5.35B0—
FY2022$3.45B0—
FY2021$4.94B0—
FY2020$4.23B0—
FY2019$5.14B0—
FY2018$2.88B0—
FY2017$3.54B0—
FY2016$3.90B0—
FY2015$3.08B0—
FY2014$3.12B0—
FY2013$2.46B0—
FY2012$4.41B0—
FY2011$3.24B0—
FY2010$2.79B0—
FY2009$2.45B0—
FY2008$4.61B0—

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Army$35.12B 49%
  2. U.S. Navy$25.82B 36%
  3. U.S. Air Force$6.10B 8.4%
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$4.17B 5.8%
  5. US Coast Guard$712M 1.0%
  6. Defense Contract Management Agency$249M 0.3%
  7. Federal Bureau of Investigation$39.2M 0.1%
  8. U.S. Special Operations Command$25.8M 0.0%
  9. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$14.4M 0.0%
  10. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$5.0M 0.0%
  11. NASA$4.7M 0.0%
  12. Federal Aviation Administration$1.5M 0.0%

Defense programs

  1. CH-53K King Stallion$9.88B 14%
  2. Csar-X$6.03B 8.3%
  3. UH-60M Black Hawk$2.54B 3.5%
  4. Black Hawk (UH-60A/L)$602M 0.8%
  5. VH-92A$370M 0.5%
  6. P-8A Poseidon$265M 0.4%
  7. Performance Based Logistics (PBL)$168M 0.2%
  8. MH-60R$158M 0.2%
  9. AH-64E Apache$114M 0.2%
  10. C/MH-53E$44.4M 0.1%
  11. HH-60W$39.1M 0.1%
  12. MH-60S$24.3M 0.0%
  13. Sincgars$3.6M 0.0%
  14. IRST$1.7M 0.0%
  15. MRO$816K 0.0%

Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Aircraft, Rotary Wing$52.73B 73%
  2. National Defense R&D SVCS; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$5.64B 7.8%
  3. Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components$3.66B 5.1%
  4. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Administrative Expenses$3.03B 4.2%
  5. Airframe Structural Components$1.38B 1.9%
  6. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$1.31B 1.8%
  7. Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware$755M 1.0%
  8. Support- Management: Logistics Support$537M 0.7%
  9. Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-Icing System Components$448M 0.6%
  10. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components$307M 0.4%
  11. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$294M 0.4%
  12. Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment$292M 0.4%
  13. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$254M 0.4%
  14. Aircraft Landing Gear Components$177M 0.2%
  15. Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment$140M 0.2%

Where the work is done

  1. Ct$70.45B 97%
  2. Ia$745M 1.0%
  3. Tx$376M 0.5%
  4. Nc$353M 0.5%
  5. Pr$212M 0.3%
  6. Pa$75.2M 0.1%
  7. Md$26.9M 0.0%
  8. Fl$14.9M 0.0%
  9. Ny$5.6M 0.0%
  10. Al$2.0M 0.0%
  11. Ca$1.7M 0.0%
  12. Wa$946K 0.0%
  13. Dc$675K 0.0%
  14. Outside the US$669K 0.0%
  15. Va$76K 0.0%

Largest awards10

  • Multi Service, 5 Yr, Multi-yr Contract for H-60 Helicopters. FY2012 FY2016 Production Contract for Army/navy/fms UH/HH/MH-60 Helicopters to Include Procurement of Up to 916 Each Aircraft and Related Support, Services, Systems/project Management, Publications, and Technical Data. FMS Countries Include Saudi Arabian National Guard (Sang), Taiwan, Thailand and Royal Australian Navy (Ran).U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $11.60BJun 6, 2012
  • Procurement of 54 Each Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters; 18 Each Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopters; 25 Each Navy NH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopters; 9 Each UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter for Bahrain Defense Force; Tooling; Program Systems Management; Technical Publications.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $9.97BDec 12, 2007
  • Acat 1D - CrhU.S. Air Force · CSAR-X · USAspending ↗
    $6.03BJun 26, 2014
  • No Cost Mod for Revision to Cdrls, and Dd 254 As Well As Incorporation of No Cost Scns.U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $5.63BOct 9, 2007
  • W58RGZ-17-C-0009 My Ix Black Hawk Production Contract Award.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $5.58BJun 22, 2017
  • Black Hawk My X Production Aircraft. Foreign Military Sales.U.S. Army · USAspending ↗
    $4.69BJun 26, 2022
  • CH-53K FRP Lot 9 and Option FRP Lot 10 Long Lead ItemsU.S. Navy · CH-53K King Stallion · USAspending ↗
    $3.92BDec 15, 2023
  • CH-53K FRP Lot 7 Long Lead ItemsU.S. Navy · CH-53K King Stallion · USAspending ↗
    $3.43BDec 6, 2021
  • IGF::OT::IGF Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (Vxx) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase of the Program. the Contract Also Includes Not-to-exceed Option Prices for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP).U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $3.01BMay 7, 2014
  • CH-53K LRIP Lot 1 Long Lead ItemsU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗
    $2.66BApr 18, 2016

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Sep 25, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.

Systems7

S-70UAS U-Hawk

Uncrewed, fully autonomous conversion of the UH-60L Black Hawk with the cockpit replaced by clamshell cargo doors.

Prototype
Unveiled
Oct 13, 2025
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Sources16

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Profile5

  1. 1
    Government recordContracts For Sep. 26, 2025

    U.S. Department of War · Sep 26, 2025 · Supports Organization

    “Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded”
  2. 2
    CompanyLockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft

    Lockheed Martin · Nov 6, 2015 · Supports Organization · hq region

    “will retain its headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut.”
  3. 3
    OtherSikorsky Aircraft - Wikipedia

    Wikipedia · Supports Organization · founded year

    “Founded1923; 103 years ago”
  4. 4
    DatabaseSikorsky - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 10,001+ employees)”
  5. 5
    CompanySikorsky - Engineering the Future of Vertical Lift

    Lockheed Martin · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · website

    “We've been pioneering flight solutions that bring people home everywhere, every time since 1923.”

Systems11

  1. 6
    CompanySikorsky collaborates with Robinson Helicopter Company to integrate MATRIX autonomy into R66 TURBINETRUCK

    Sikorsky (GlobeNewswire) · Mar 10, 2026 · Supports System

    “MATRIX has been validated on aircraft ranging from small drones to strategic airlift cargo planes, delivering more than 1,000 flight hours of operational data.”
  2. 7
    Government recordNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Public Law 119-60

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Dec 18, 2025 · Supports System

    “008 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).. 1,707,601 1,842,601 USMC CH-53K...... [135,000]”
  3. 8
    CompanySikorsky Converts BLACK HAWK into U-Hawk: A Battle-Ready Autonomous UAS

    Lockheed Martin · Oct 13, 2025 · Supports System

    “has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk® helicopter into the S-70UAS™ U-Hawk™, a versatile autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has 25% more cargo space than a typical Black Hawk.”
  4. 9
    OtherSurviving A Day With The United States Coast Guard

    Sam Eckholm · Jul 22, 2023 · Supports System · name

    “MH-60 Jayhawk”
  5. 10
    OtherUnveiling the Next Generation Military Helicopter | S-97 Raider

    Sam Eckholm · Sep 17, 2022 · Supports System · name

    “S-97 Raider”
  6. 11
    OtherThis is the Navy's Largest Helicopter | MH-53 Sea Dragon

    Sam Eckholm · Jan 30, 2021 · Supports System · name

    “Sea Dragon”
  7. 12
    CompanyS-97 RAIDER® Helicopter | Lockheed Martin

    Supports System

    “The Raider program has been funded entirely by Sikorsky”
  8. 13
    Government recordUH/HH-60 BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER

    U.S. Army · Supports System · description, System · organization

    “The UH-60M is a digital networked platform with greater range and lift.”
  9. 14
    Government recordAir Station Cape Cod - MH60 Jayhawk

    Supports System

    “The MH-60T is an all-weather, medium-range helicopter (specialized for search and rescue)”
  10. 15
    Government recordCH-53K King Stallion

    Naval Air Systems Command · Supports System · description, System · organization

    “The CH-53K is the Marine Corps’ heavy-lift helicopter.”
  11. 16
    Government recordMH-53E Sea Dragon | NAVAIR

    Supports System

    “The MH-53E has two primary missions; Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) and Navy heavy lift/Vertical Onboard Delivery (VOD).”

Government identifiers1

UEI
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confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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