MH-60S 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	$779MThen-year $	MH-60S 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	$25.401MThen-year $	MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
Quantities · 2
Published inventoryUndated source inventory, not independently verified operational availability.	Navy	256U.S. only	MH-60S 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	$5.12M / 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	$7,358 / 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-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$779MThen-year $

Unit costs · 1

Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.
MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$25.401MThen-year $

Quantities · 2

Published inventoryUndated source inventory, not independently verified operational availability.
Navy
MH-60S Seahawk fact sheet NAVAIR · figure Undated NAVAIR fact sheet; reviewed Oct 9, 2026
256U.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
$5.12M / 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
$7,358 / 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.	$25.807MThen-year $	MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2012 SAR
Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.	$25.401MThen-year $	MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
Operating costs · 4
Annual O&S / aircraft¹	$4.1M / yrConstant FY2018 $	Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2011
Annual O&S / aircraft¹	$5.12M / yrConstant FY2018 $	Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
Reimbursement / flight hour²	$8,935 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component	FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025
Reimbursement / flight hour²	$7,358 / 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-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2012 SAR
$25.807MThen-year $
Average procurement / helicopterHistorical program average; not the price of a later foreign package.
MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Dec 2013 SAR
$25.401MThen-year $

Operating costs · 4

Annual O&S / aircraft¹
Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2011
$4.1M / yrConstant FY2018 $
Annual O&S / aircraft¹
Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-21-101SP, FY2011–2018 operating costs GAO · figure FY2018
$5.12M / yrConstant FY2018 $
Reimbursement / flight hour²
FY2025 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2025
$8,935 / hrNominal $; Other DoD Component
Reimbursement / flight hour²
FY2026 aircraft hourly reimbursement rates, Other DoD Component column DoD Comptroller · figure FY2026
$7,358 / 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-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense

Contracts & purchasing · 1

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
U.S. Navy → SikorskyW58RGZ-12-C-0008; common cockpit supplied under a separate $111.1M contract, so this award is not all-in program procurement.	Production aircraft, Lots 14–17	$888.8M	62	MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Jul 6, 2012

International buyers · 1

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
ThailandSAR reports $64.1M amended agreement for two aircraft; package value is not a U.S. recurring unit price.	2	Historical acquisition agreement	MH-60S December 2013 SAR Department of Defense · figure Jan 28, 2011 amended LOA

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$956M obligated since FY2008

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Contractors13

Lockheed Martin$630M 66%
RTX$227M 24%
L3Harris Technologies$76.2M 8.0%
Textron$12.4M 1.3%
GE Aerospace$5.2M 0.5%
Honeywell International$3.3M 0.3%
BAE Systems$1.5M 0.2%
Curtiss-Wright$468K 0.0%
Leidos$453K 0.0%
Teledyne Technologies$348K 0.0%
Boeing$167K 0.0%
Moog$78K 0.0%

Awards50

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Government awards. Select a sortable column heading to sort.
								Conf.
Lockheed Martin	DOMESTIC GEN 5I MISSION COMPUTER	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 29, 2025	$15.0M	$15.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	MH60S FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS (FLA).	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 16, 2018	$11.3M	$11.3M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Textron	ROTARY WING BLADE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 21, 2017	$12.4M	$12.4M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	EMERGENCY JETTISON,CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMB,RECEIVER-TRANSMITTE, DISPLAY UNIT-FLIGHT,SMART MULTIFUNCTION,ESM ANTENNA,PEDESTAL ANTENNA, ELEK CA,SBC W/GPMC4,TERMINAL DATA PROC,RECEIVER PROCESSER, COMPUTR DIGITAL FMC,	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Jul 10, 2017	$16.3M	$19.7M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	TRANSMISSION, MECHAN	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	May 3, 2017	$4.5M	$4.5M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	HOIST, INTERNAL RESCUE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Nov 3, 2016	$2.4M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MIGRATE MH-60R UNIQUE PLANNING COMPONENT AND ACOUSTICS MISSION PLANNER TO WINDOWS 10.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 30, 2016	$1.9M	$1.9M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SDSR,AIRCRAFT EQUIP	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 28, 2016	$1.1M	$1.1M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SMART MULTIFUNCTION	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 15, 2016	$2.3M	$2.3M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	ARPDD RADAR SOFTWARE PHASE 2	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 9, 2016	$962K	$962K	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	SPRRA1-16-D-0092 D.O. 0001	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Aug 4, 2016	$1.7M	$1.7M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	FY16 FLEET SOFTWARE CORRECTIONS FOR MH-60R/S	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 28, 2016	$7.4M	$7.6M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NAVY AVIATION	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Feb 9, 2016	$3.6M	$3.6M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR ROYAL SAUDI NAVAL FORCES (RSNF) MH-60R FOREIGN MILITARY SALE (FMS) CASE SR-P-SBU.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 23, 2015	$118M	$118M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PRODUCTION FLIGHT TEST SUPPORT FOR FY16 FOR MH60R AND MH60S.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 22, 2015	$1.6M	$1.6M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	RECEIVER,TRANSMITTE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Dec 8, 2015	$30.8M	$30.8M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PROCESSR,RADAR DATA	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Dec 8, 2015	$20.1M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PEDESTAL,ANTENNA	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Dec 8, 2015	$4.5M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	TERMINAL,DATA PROCE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Dec 8, 2015	$940K	$940K	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SDSR,AIRCRAFT EQUIP	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Dec 1, 2015	$6.0M	$6.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	RECEIVER PROCESSER	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Nov 19, 2015	$7.9M	$7.9M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	TERMINAL,DATA PROCE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Oct 30, 2015	$940K	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	COMPUTER DIGITAL	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Oct 10, 2014	$2.0M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	COMPUTER DIGITAL	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 17, 2014	$14.0M	$14.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	TERMINAL,DATA PROCE	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 15, 2014	$940K	$940K	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SMART MULTIFUNCTION	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Apr 24, 2014	$4.5M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	DELIVERY ORDER	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 26, 2013	$6.0M	$6.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	REELING MACHINE,AIR	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 17, 2013	$41.0M	$41.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
GE Aerospace	THE PURPOUSE OF DELIVERY ORDER 0016 IS TO PROCURE EIGHTEEN (18) HOVER INFRARED SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS (HIRSS) UNDER CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER 5001AA IN SUPPORT OF NAVY MH-60S	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 3, 2012	$1.7M	$1.7M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR GFE ROR.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 11, 2012	$2.9M	$4.1M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER PANEL MISSION SETS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 6, 2012	$1.3M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	REELING MACHINE,AIR	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 16, 2011	$59.9M	$59.9M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	ECP 4015 RETROFIT INSTALLS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 16, 2011	$1.2M	$1.2M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TECH INSERT (SATI)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 20, 2010	$65.6M	$65.6M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
BAE Systems	NAVAL AVIATION	Defense Logistics Agency	Definitive Contract	Dec 1, 2010	$1.4M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Sikorsky	DYNAMIC COMPONENTS - DOCUMENT IMPROVEMENTS	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Sep 2, 2010	$1.5M	$1.5M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	NRE INTEGRATION SUPPORT OF THE FFFW	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 12, 2010	$3.3M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NRE FOR ELECTRONIC SUPPORT MEASURES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 12, 2010	$4.4M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MH-60R GFE ROR FOR COMMON COCKPIT/ MISSION AVIONICS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 18, 2010	$4.0M	$4.0M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS FOR WARFIGHTER PHASE 2A MH-60S ECP 4046 AVC, DALS, NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING AND INSTALLATION OF KITS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 31, 2010	$12.6M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Honeywell International	NAVAL AVIATION	Defense Logistics Agency	Definitive Contract	Mar 30, 2010	$1.0M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	NAVY ITEM	Defense Logistics Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 23, 2009	$2.0M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	FY08 ECP4015	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 29, 2009	$9.3M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE ARMED HELO MISSION KITS, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE INTEGRATED SELF DEFENSE (ISD) MISSION KIT (QTY 32 KITS), WEAPONS KIT (QTY 31 KITS), AND THE B-KIT INSTALLATION HARDWARE SHOWN BELOW, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE MH-60S ARMED HELICOPTER. THE WEAPONS KIT IS MADE UP OF THE FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (FLIR) MISSION KIT AND THE EXTERNAL WEAPONS SYSTEM (EWS) WINGS MISSION KIT. THESE HARDWARE ITEMS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT RECURRING INSTALLATIONS ONTO THE MH-60S ARMED HELICOPTER FOR FLEET AIRCRAFT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 17, 2008	$53.4M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	CONTRACTOR INSTALLATION OF ECP 4000R1 RETROFIT KITS UNDER ECP 4010 ONTO SIX 96) MH-60S AIRCRAFT. FOUR (4) OF THE INSTALLS TO TAKE PLACE AT NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CA AND THE OTHER TWO (2) INSTALLS TO TAKE PLACE AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VA.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 17, 2008	$1.3M	$1.3M	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
RTX	CY 2008 INCREMENTAL FUNDING	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 1, 2008	$7.8M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	200511!394048!1700!N00019!NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001905C0076 !A!N! !N! ! !20050829!20070201!002232973!002232973!834951691!N!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1801 STATE ROUTE 17C !OWEGO !NY!13827!55882!107!36!OWEGO !TIOGA !NEW YORK !+000015654258!N!N!000050738748!AC65!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION EQ-ENG/MANUF DEV !A1C!OTHER AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT !282 !MH-60S !541330!A!A!3! ! ! ! ! !20200930!B! ! !A! !D!U!S!1!001!N!1A!Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! !Y!1700!N00019!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jan 25, 2008	$13.7M	$0	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
L3Harris Technologies	200506!163790!1700!N00019!NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001904C0130 !A!N! !N! ! !20050317!20060217!021715206!021715206!004203337!N!HARRIS CORPORATION !2400 PALM BAY RD NE !MELBOURNE !FL!32902!43975!009!12!MELBOURNE !BREVARD !FLORIDA !+000007509190!N!N!000007509190!2541!WEAPONS SYSTEMS SPECIFIC VEHICULAR ACCESSORIES !A1C!OTHER AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT !282 !MH-60S !334511!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !20200930!B! ! !A! !D!U!J!1!001!N!1A!A!N!A! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!B!Y! ! ! !Y!1719!N00019!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Nov 27, 2007	$75.8M	$0	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	200407!000007!1700!AC524 !NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001904C0028 !A!N! !N! ! !20031229!20071231!002232973!002232973!834951691!N!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1801 STATE RT 17C !OWEGO !NY!13827!55882!107!36!OWEGO !TIOGA !NEW YORK !+000040085585!N!Y!000489673750!1680!MSL AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS !A1C!OTHER AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT !282 !MH-60S !336413!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B!C!Y!A! !D!U!J!1!001!N!1A!A!W!F! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! !Y! !PMA299!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 30, 2007	$203M	—	MH-60S Seahawk	Reported
Lockheed Martin	200603!144019!1700!N00019!NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0001905C0048 !A!N! !N! ! !20051026!20100331!002232973!002232973!834951691!N!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1801 STATE ROUTE 17C !OWEGO !NY!13827!55882!107!36!OWEGO !TIOGA !NEW YORK !+000008455096!N!N!000076593533!AC14!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-DEMO/VALID !A1A!AIRFRAMES AND SPARES !282 !MH-60S !336413!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !D!U!V!1!001!N!1A!A!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! !Y!1700!N00019!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 30, 2007	$30.8M	$0	MH-60S 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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