Program · United States · U.S. Air Force
HH-60W Jolly Green II
HH-60W Jolly Green II · Production · U.S. Air Force
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| Development program estimateHistorical R&D estimate. | $2.2BConstant FY2022 $ | Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, GAO-22-105230, CH-47F Block II and HH-60W profiles GAO · figure Sep 2020 estimate; GAO 2022 |
| Unit costs · 2 | ||
| Flyaway unit costTwo-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support. | $49.1MThen-year $ | FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit |
| Gross weapon-system unit costSupport-inclusive total differs materially from flyaway cost in this small lot. | $103.75MThen-year $ | FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| Total aircraft funded in budget narrativeIncludes development, demonstration and modernization test aircraft; not delivered operational inventory. | 102U.S. only | FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2027 submission |
| U.S. inventoryA dated, variant-specific U.S. fleet count has not been verified. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Reimbursement / flight hourPublished billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership. | $12,738 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component | FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026 |
Program totals · 1
- Development program estimateHistorical R&D estimate.Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, GAO-22-105230, CH-47F Block II and HH-60W profiles GAO · figure Sep 2020 estimate; GAO 2022$2.2BConstant FY2022 $
Unit costs · 2
- Flyaway unit costTwo-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support.FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit$49.1MThen-year $
- Gross weapon-system unit costSupport-inclusive total differs materially from flyaway cost in this small lot.FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit$103.75MThen-year $
Quantities · 2
- Total aircraft funded in budget narrativeIncludes development, demonstration and modernization test aircraft; not delivered operational inventory.FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2027 submission102U.S. only
- U.S. inventoryA dated, variant-specific U.S. fleet count has not been verified.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Reimbursement / flight hourPublished billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership.FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026$12,738 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component
Earlier observations · 4
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Unit costs · 2 | ||
| Flyaway unit costFour-aircraft lot. | $48.875MThen-year $ | FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2025 |
| Flyaway unit costTwo-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support. | $49.1MThen-year $ | FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit |
| Operating costs · 2 | ||
| Reimbursement / flight hour1 | $11,669 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component | FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025 |
| Reimbursement / flight hour1 | $12,738 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component | FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026 |
Unit costs · 2
- Flyaway unit costFour-aircraft lot.FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2025$48.875MThen-year $
- Flyaway unit costTwo-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support.FY2027 Aircraft Procurement, Volume I, April 2026, P-40 exhibits U.S. Air Force · figure FY2026; PB2027 exhibit$49.1MThen-year $
Operating costs · 2
- Reimbursement / flight hour1FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025$11,669 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component
- Reimbursement / flight hour1FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026$12,738 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component
1Published billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership.
Small lots change the average
Aircraft production cost and support-inclusive weapon-system cost diverge when common support is spread over a small lot. The FY2027 line carries support funding with no new aircraft quantity, so it has no meaningful new-aircraft unit price.
Open research: Figures retain the date and scope of the original source. A historical count, cumulative delivery or procurement plan is not today’s mission-capable inventory. A dated, variant-specific U.S. fleet count has not been verified.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.
Contracts$39.1M obligated since FY2008
Contractors1
- Lockheed Martin$39.1M 100%
Obligations are signed USAspending prime-contract actions coded to this program, FY2008 to date, credited to the company that received each action. Obligations are money committed, not company revenue.