MH-60R Seahawk: Cost, Contracts & Timeline

Cost to the Government

Cost figures
Measure	Variant	Amount	Source
Program totals · 1
Development program totalHistorical RDT&E total in then-year dollars.	All	$1.729BThen-year $	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
Unit costs · 1
Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.	All	$43.511MThen-year $	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
Quantities · 2
Published inventoryUndated source inventory, not independently verified operational availability.	Navy	270U.S. only	MH-60R Seahawk fact sheet NAVAIR · figure Undated NAVAIR fact sheet; reviewed Oct 9, 2026
Program quantityA comparable total acquisition quantity has not been verified.	All	Not established	—
Operating costs · 2
Annual O&S / aircraftHistorical average for the source study population; not a marginal mission cost.	All	$5.24M / yrConstant FY2018 $	Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
Reimbursement / flight hourPublished billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership.	All	$7,804 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component	FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026

Program totals · 1

Development program totalHistorical RDT&E total in then-year dollars.
MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$1.729BThen-year $

Unit costs · 1

Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.
MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$43.511MThen-year $

Quantities · 2

Published inventoryUndated source inventory, not independently verified operational availability.
Navy
MH-60R Seahawk fact sheet NAVAIR · figure Undated NAVAIR fact sheet; reviewed Oct 9, 2026
270U.S. only
Program quantityA comparable total acquisition quantity has not been verified.
Source not recorded
Not established

Operating costs · 2

Annual O&S / aircraftHistorical average for the source study population; not a marginal mission cost.
Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
$5.24M / yrConstant FY2018 $
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
$7,804 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component

Earlier observations · 6

Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
Unit costs · 2
Average procurement / helicopterPrior annual estimate.	$42.279MThen-year $	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2012 SAR
Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.	$43.511MThen-year $	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
Operating costs · 4
Annual O&S / aircraft¹	$4.33M / yrConstant FY2018 $	Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2011
Annual O&S / aircraft¹	$5.24M / yrConstant FY2018 $	Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
Reimbursement / flight hour²	$8,677 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component	FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025
Reimbursement / flight hour²	$7,804 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component	FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026

Unit costs · 2

Average procurement / helicopterPrior annual estimate.
MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2012 SAR
$42.279MThen-year $
Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.
MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$43.511MThen-year $

Operating costs · 4

Annual O&S / aircraft¹
Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2011
$4.33M / yrConstant FY2018 $
Annual O&S / aircraft¹
Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
$5.24M / yrConstant FY2018 $
Reimbursement / flight hour²
FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025
$8,677 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component
Reimbursement / flight hour²
FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026
$7,804 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component

¹Historical average for the source study population; not a marginal mission cost.

²Published billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership.

Separate Seahawk programs

MH-60R maritime combat and MH-60S fleet-support aircraft have different mission equipment and procurement histories. The individual program’s R&D, operating cost and foreign contract scope are retained.

MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense

Contracts & purchasing · 2

Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.

Contracts and purchasing
Buyer → seller	Status	Value	Qty	Source
Spain → Lockheed MartinOfficial announcement verifies eight aircraft but does not disclose award value.	Production award	Value not verified	8	Eight MH-60Rs for Spain, October 12, 2023 Lockheed Martin · figure Oct 12, 2023
U.S. Navy → Lockheed MartinN00019-11-C-0020, Lots 10–14; common cockpit and mission systems only. Excludes aircraft airframes; later budget changes were not yet reflected in the estimate.	Current mission-system contract target, Dec. 2013	$1.038B	120	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Apr 5, 2012

International buyers · 3

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
SpainSeparate Spanish Navy purchase, not included in U.S. inventory.	8	Contracted	Eight MH-60Rs for Spain, October 12, 2023 Lockheed Martin · figure Oct 12, 2023
DenmarkSAR reports a $640M aircraft/support/trainer case plus a separate sustainment case. Historical purchase, not today’s available fleet.	9	Historical acquisition agreement	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 6, 2012
AustraliaSAR reports $2,052.7M aircraft/initial-support/trainer case plus separate through-life support. Subsequent purchases not included.	24	Historical acquisition agreement	MH-60R December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Jun 6, 2011

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.

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$5.17B obligated since FY2008

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Contractors14

Lockheed Martin$4.28B 83%
RTX$811M 16%
General Dynamics$26.5M 0.5%
Amentum$19.8M 0.4%
Boeing$17.0M 0.3%
BAE Systems$8.3M 0.2%
Moog$808K 0.0%
L3Harris Technologies$576K 0.0%
Honeywell International$363K 0.0%
Northrop Grumman$222K 0.0%
Textron$116K 0.0%
Curtiss-Wright$102K 0.0%

Awards50

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Government awards. Select a sortable column heading to sort.
								Conf.
Lockheed Martin	PROGRAM, MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 12, 2025	$54.5M	$54.5M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R AIRCRAFT, STANDARD CONFIGURATION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 26, 2023	$419M	$515M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Amentum	PLANNED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL (PMI)AND OTHER DEFINED HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AT JUBAIL NAVAL AIRPORT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) IN SUPPORT OF THE RSNF MH-60R HELICOPTERS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 29, 2023	$19.8M	$804K	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 20 AND ENHANCED FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 27, 2018	$36.9M	$36.9M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	VOR/ILS RETROFIT KITS IGF::OT::IGF	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 2, 2018	$14.4M	$15.2M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SW CORRECTION/SUPPORT (IDIQ CLIN 0002) IGF::OT::IGF	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 30, 2018	$9.2M	$9.2M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROCURE 10, ARPDD "STD" RETROFIT P-KITS FOR FY 18 ORDERING PERIOD.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 28, 2018	$23.7M	$23.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	IGF::OT::IGF	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 5, 2018	$16.1M	$16.1M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MC/FMC OBSOLESCENCE NRE EFFORT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 1, 2017	$21.8M	$9.6M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R GEN VI MCS (USN), MMI RETROFIT KITS (USN, FMS), AMC-LS (USN)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 8, 2017	$23.7M	$23.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SOFTWARE NAVAL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS GROUP (SNARG)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 1, 2017	$9.1M	$9.1M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ARPDD "STD" RETROFIT P-KITS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 30, 2017	$75.3M	$75.3M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R/S AOEW/AOP INTEGRATION - NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 26, 2017	$17.3M	$17.3M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	IETMS AND NRE	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 29, 2016	$46.0M	$46.0M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin Global, Incorporated	FMC/MC REPAIR CAPABILITY, 6.2.1	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jul 29, 2016	$11.2M	$11.2M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ARPDD "STD" RETROFIT P-KITS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 28, 2016	$41.8M	$41.8M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NONRECURRING ENGINEERING	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 29, 2016	$70.8M	$59.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE MH-60 R/S AIRCRAFT. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE THE MODIFYING, TESTING, AND QUALIFYING OF THREE MH-60R/S AVIONICS WEAPONS REPLACEABLE ASSEMBLIES WHICH CONSIST OF THE OPERATOR CONTROL PANEL, EMERGENCY JETTISON PANEL, AND DATA CONCENTRATORS ONE AND TWO.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 6, 2016	$8.9M	$7.8M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	MOVING MAP INTEGRATION (MMI)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 4, 2015	$8.3M	$8.3M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PROCUREMENT OF FY15 ARPDD "STD" RETROFIT P-KITS AND RETROFIT "A"-KITS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 29, 2014	$43.6M	$43.6M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	AUM-2 DEVELOPMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 29, 2014	$24.7M	$24.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING (NRE)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 31, 2014	$7.8M	$7.4M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PROCURE P&C OSI COCKPIT STATIONS, SO STATIONS, AMCS, AND BAND PASS FILTERS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 17, 2014	$7.6M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING IN SUPPORT OF THE MH-60 INTEGRATION AND TESTING OF THE ADVANCED DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM THUS FACILITATING THE EXISTING MOVING MAP SOFTWARE CAPABILITY TO BE RELEASED AS PART OF THE BASE MH-60R AIRCRAFT ON THE PRODUCTION LINE.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 15, 2014	$40.8M	$40.8M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ARPDD RETROFIT KITS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 27, 2014	$22.7M	$22.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE RAN AUM SC 15.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 5, 2013	$11.1M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ARPDD RETROFIT KITS MINIMUM BUY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 23, 2013	$30.0M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PROCESSR,RADAR DATA	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 17, 2013	$7.4M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	COMMON CONSOLES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 16, 2013	$12.6M	$18.5M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	AN/AQS-22 AIRBORNE LOW FREQUENCY SONAR (ALFS) LOT X AND XI PRODUCTION PROCUREMENT OF 48 TOTAL SYSTEMS.	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Dec 20, 2012	$258M	$258M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	DIGITAL ROCKET LAUNCHER INTEGRATION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 23, 2012	$9.5M	$9.5M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	MH-60 IMDS PRODUCTION/RETROFIT/DELTA AND RAN FMS IMDS PRODUCTION/TROY KITS	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jun 28, 2012	$45.7M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	ROYAL AUSTRALIA NAVY NRE REQUIREMENTS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 11, 2012	$19.4M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	ALFS SPECIALIZED TEST EQUIPMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 31, 2012	$12.2M	$12.2M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	AUTOMATIC RADAR PERISCOPE DETECTION (ARPDD) TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE (TD) RETROFIT.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 27, 2012	$13.8M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	DATA CONCEN,AIRCRAF	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Feb 10, 2012	$22.0M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	AN/AQS-22 AIRBORNE LOW FREQUENCY SONAR	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Sep 27, 2011	$163M	$163M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R IFFIS MODE 5 PRE-EMD	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jul 1, 2011	$12.6M	$12.6M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	MH-60S AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL ENHANCEMENTS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 4, 2011	$12.3M	$12.3M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ADVANCE ACQUISITION CONTRACT TO PROCURE LONG-LEAD ITEMS FOR FY12 MH-60R MISSION AVIONICS SYSTEMS AND MH-60R/S COMMON COCKPITS, AS WELL AS END-OF-LIFE COMPONENTS TO PROTECT DELIVERY SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS.	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jan 5, 2011	$1.59B	$1.59B	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	AMCM FOLLOW ON EFFORT FOR BLOCK 2B.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 3, 2010	$26.6M	$26.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF CLIN 0001	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 2, 2009	$9.7M	$9.7M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SAU-07000 IDS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 25, 2009	$14.8M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	AN/ASQ-22 AIRBRONE LOW FREQUENCY SONAR	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Sep 22, 2009	$148M	$148M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	H-60 SPARES	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Jul 30, 2009	$25.2M	$25.2M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
RTX	AN/AQS-22 AIRBORNE LOW FREQUENCY SONAR	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Apr 29, 2008	$63.2M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Boeing	200612!004458!2100!W58RGZ!USA AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND!W58RGZ05G0005 !A!N! !N!0008 ! !20060928!20061020!047800297!006265946!009256819!N!MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER C!5000 E MCDOWELL RD !MESA !AZ!85215!46000!013!04!MESA !MARICOPA !ARIZONA !+000012500000!N!N!000000000000!6615!AUTOMATIC PILOT MECHANISMS & AIRBORNE GYRO COMPS !A1A!AIRFRAMES AND SPARES !191 !MH-60R !332912!E! !4! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !N!Z!D!N!J!1!001!N!1A!Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Feb 28, 2008	$17.0M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R APS-147 ARPDD SYSTEM	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Dec 28, 2007	$148M	$148M	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	200608!421822!1700!N00019!NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001906C0098 !A!N! !N! ! !20060501!20070131!002232973!002232973!834951691!N!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1801 STATE ROUTE 17C !OWEGO !NY!13827!55882!107!36!OWEGO !TIOGA !NEW YORK !+000051000000!N!N!000051000000!1520!AIRCRAFT ROTARY WING !A1C!OTHER AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT !191 !MH-60R !336411!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !D!U!J!1!001!N!1A!A!N!A! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! !Y!1719!N00019!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Dec 6, 2007	$1.01B	$0	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported
General Dynamics Information Technology	200612!SS4831!1700!N00421!NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV!N0017804D4012 !A!N! !Y!M805 ! !20060731!20061130!067641597!067641597!099312725!N!ANTEON CORPORATION !3211 JERMANTOWN RD !FAIRFAX !VA!22030!60650!037!24!PATUXENT RIVER NAS !ST. MARY S !MARYLAND !+000000403251!N!N!000000000000!R706!LOGISTICS SUPPORT SERVICES !S1 !SERVICES !191 !MH-60R !541330!E! !5!B!M! !A!D!20090331!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!021!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! !1700!N00421!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 29, 2007	$26.4M	—	MH-60R Seahawk	Reported

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.

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