VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter: Cost…

Cost to the Government

Cost figures
Measure	Amount	Source
Program totals · 2
Program developmentGAO reports development separately from $2.2465B procurement. These are historical estimates, not final program expenditures.	$2.649BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
Fleet lifetime O&SEstimated operations and support over the 40-year operational life of the 23-aircraft program. This is a fleet lifetime total, not an annual or per-aircraft cost.	$15.642BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
Unit costs · 1
Program acquisition / aircraftGAO's historical PAUC: total program acquisition of $4.9509B for 23 aircraft. Includes R&D; not final delivered price.	$215.3MThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
Quantities · 2
Delivered / accepted aircraftFinal delivery announcement; cumulative acceptances are not a mission-ready count.	23U.S. only	Delivery of 23rd and final VH-92A Lockheed Martin · Aug 19, 2024
Program acquisition quantityIncludes development aircraft.	23U.S. only	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018

Program totals · 2

Program developmentGAO reports development separately from $2.2465B procurement. These are historical estimates, not final program expenditures.
Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
$2.649BThen-year $
Fleet lifetime O&SEstimated operations and support over the 40-year operational life of the 23-aircraft program. This is a fleet lifetime total, not an annual or per-aircraft cost.
Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
$15.642BThen-year $

Unit costs · 1

Program acquisition / aircraftGAO's historical PAUC: total program acquisition of $4.9509B for 23 aircraft. Includes R&D; not final delivered price.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
$215.3MThen-year $

Quantities · 2

Delivered / accepted aircraftFinal delivery announcement; cumulative acceptances are not a mission-ready count.
Delivery of 23rd and final VH-92A Lockheed Martin · Aug 19, 2024
23U.S. only
Program acquisition quantityIncludes development aircraft.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
23U.S. only

Earlier observations · 6

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

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
Program totals · 4
Program developmentGAO reports development separately from $2.2465B procurement. These are historical estimates, not final program expenditures.	$2.649BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
Fleet lifetime O&SEstimated operations and support over the 40-year operational life of the 23-aircraft program. This is a fleet lifetime total, not an annual or per-aircraft cost.	$15.642BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
Development estimateBaseline.	$2.806BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure Apr 2014
Development estimateUpdated estimate, not final program outturn.	$2.688BThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
Unit costs · 2
Program acquisition / aircraft23 aircraft; original baseline.	$225.4MThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure Apr 2014
Program acquisition / aircraft23 aircraft; GAO reports a 4.5% nominal decrease.	$215.3MThen-year $	Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018

Program totals · 4

Program developmentGAO reports development separately from $2.2465B procurement. These are historical estimates, not final program expenditures.
Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
$2.649BThen-year $
Fleet lifetime O&SEstimated operations and support over the 40-year operational life of the 23-aircraft program. This is a fleet lifetime total, not an annual or per-aircraft cost.
Presidential Helicopter: GAO-20-356, April 2019 cost estimate GAO · figure April 2019 estimate
$15.642BThen-year $
Development estimateBaseline.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure Apr 2014
$2.806BThen-year $
Development estimateUpdated estimate, not final program outturn.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
$2.688BThen-year $

Unit costs · 2

Program acquisition / aircraft23 aircraft; original baseline.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure Apr 2014
$225.4MThen-year $
Program acquisition / aircraft23 aircraft; GAO reports a 4.5% nominal decrease.
Presidential Helicopter program cost estimates GAO · Apr 2019 · figure May 2018
$215.3MThen-year $

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 → SikorskySix VH-92A aircraft plus spares and support equipment. Dividing the bundle by six is not a flyaway price.	Production award	$542M	6	Presidential helicopter production award, June 10, 2019 NAVAIR · figure Jun 10, 2019

Open research: Final program costs and primary support award records need verification. No international purchase record is included.

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$642M obligated since FY2008

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Contractors4

Lockheed Martin$576M 90%
GE Aerospace$64.9M 10%
RTX$640K 0.1%
BAE Systems$181K 0.0%

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Sikorsky	FY26 SPARES FORVH-92A, VH-3D, AND VH-60N AIRCRAFT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 29, 2026	$51.7M	$51.7M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	Q105 FLIGHT LOADS SURVEY TEST PLAN AND INSTRUMENTATION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 11, 2026	$6.0M	$6.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	NEW TASK ORDER FOR PRESIDIQ LABOR/ENGINEERING APN	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 8, 2026	$10.0M	$10.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
GE Aerospace	ITEM 0001- THE SUPPLIES CALLED FOR HEREUNDER SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT 1. ITEMS 0002 AND OPTION 0101- THE PROVISIONED SUPPLIES CALLED FOR HEREUNDER SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT 2.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 18, 2026	$6.6M	$6.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ LABOR/ ENGINEERING APN	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 29, 2026	$1.9M	$3.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PROPOSAL PREP	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 26, 2026	$825K	$825K	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	POWER MARGIN INCREMENT 1D UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 13, 2026	$11.8M	$15.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FFP	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 15, 2025	$48.3M	$56.3M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	NEW TASK ORDER	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 30, 2025	$8.3M	$8.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	POWER MARGIN INCREMENT 2B MATERIAL	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 22, 2025	$16.1M	$17.2M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	T901 ENGINE ANALYSIS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 12, 2025	$7.1M	$7.1M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ LABOR/ENGINEERING RDT&E	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 5, 2025	$17.5M	$17.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	FFP RAPID PARTS PROCUREMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 22, 2025	$5.0M	$5.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	FY24 DELTA SPARES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 8, 2025	$15.7M	$15.7M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FY25 PMA-274	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 18, 2024	$46.7M	$55.1M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	POWER MARGIN & Q105 TEST AND CERTIFICATION UCA	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 10, 2024	$16.0M	$16.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ LABOR/ENGINEERING APN	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 12, 2024	$3.4M	$3.4M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH REPLENISHMENT SPARES AND REPAIR OF REPAIRABLES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 17, 2024	$23.1M	$23.1M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	ESTABLISH AN ORDER TO PROVIDE VH-92A SOFTWARE UPDATES.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 22, 2024	$3.1M	$3.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	OMN - LABOR	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 19, 2024	$9.9M	$9.9M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ LABOR/ENGINEERING APN	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 5, 2024	$2.3M	$2.3M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ LABOR/ENGINEERING RDT&E - POWER MARGIN 2A - MAIN ROTOR BLADES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 26, 2024	$12.4M	$15.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
GE Aerospace	FY24 CT78A6 ENGINE COMPONENT SPARES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 4, 2024	$10.8M	$16.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	MCS FOLLOW ON ANALYSIS (FOA) LABOR	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 11, 2024	$1.9M	$1.9M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FY24 PMA-274	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 18, 2023	$40.1M	$47.9M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	REPLENISHMENT SPARES FFP	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 15, 2023	$7.4M	$7.4M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ DELIVERY ORDER FOR THE POWER MARGIN 1B EFFORT.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 6, 2023	$4.6M	$4.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	REPLENISHMENT SPARES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 25, 2023	$8.1M	$8.1M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO FUND CLINS 0008 AND 0009 FOR AIRCRAFT 169188 REPAIRS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 22, 2023	$2.0M	$2.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER AVIONICS MODS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 30, 2023	$12.0M	$13.4M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH SUSTAINMENT O&A	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 29, 2023	$1.3M	$1.3M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	REPLENISHMENT FFP	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 3, 2023	$2.6M	$2.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	VH SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FFP	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 29, 2022	$29.1M	$29.1M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	CONTRACTOR WILL DELIVER AN ADDITIONAL 10 MISSION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (MCS) 4.0 RETROFIT KITS FOR VH-92A PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT IN 1QFY24.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 29, 2022	$1.6M	$1.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 9, 2022	$5.5M	$5.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRODUCTION LINE TRANSITION PHASE. A	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 24, 2022	$3.6M	$1.9M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	FY22 VH92A POWER MARGIN 1A TEST AND ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDIQ FOR PMA-274 PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTERS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 13, 2022	$2.4M	$2.4M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	PRESIDIQ DELIVERY ORDER 4: MCS 5.0 PRELIMINARY DESIGN LEVEL ANALYSIS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 26, 2022	$7.8M	$7.8M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	VH-92A FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE - SITE EVALUATION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 16, 2022	$46.5M	$47.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Sikorsky	INTEGRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF MCS COMPONENT UPDATES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 21, 2022	$960K	$960K	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
GE Aerospace	FY22 AND FY23 OPTION CT7-8A6 SPARES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 24, 2022	$11.8M	$11.8M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MCS 4.0 INTEGRATION AND CERTIFICATION	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 8, 2022	$7.9M	$7.9M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
GE Aerospace	CT7-8A6 SUPPORT ORDER FOR BASE AND 4 OPTION YEARS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 10, 2022	$9.1M	$10.8M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PRESIDENTIAL HELO AVIONICS SUPPORT SERVICES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 30, 2021	$15.4M	$18.8M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	CY21 REPAIR OF REPAIRABLES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	May 5, 2021	$5.6M	$5.6M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PHASE I- SHIPBOARD DATA ANALYSIS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 27, 2020	$14.3M	$14.3M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	APN FOLLOW-ON ORDER.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 29, 2020	$803K	$840K	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
GE Aerospace	FY20-FY21 CT7-8A6 ENGINE COMPONENT SPARES	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 22, 2020	$26.0M	$26.0M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	MATERIAL IN SUPPORT OF CLIN 0102 - RDT&E	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 6, 2018	$27.8M	$27.8M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	Reported
Lockheed Martin	LABOR - APN	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 24, 2018	$5.5M	$5.5M	VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter	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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