The Royal Australian Navy has ordered 12 additional MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft.
The new order is designed to support the RAN”™s third “Romeo” squadron. Sikorsky expects to complete the aircraft deliveries between mid-2025 and mid-2026. The financial aspects of the transaction were not disclosed.
“The ”˜Romeo”™ Seahawk helicopter instills confidence in navies worldwide for its high operational availability in the harsh maritime environment, and for the fully integrated mission systems and sensors that quickly generate a complete picture of the surface and subsurface domains,” said Hamid Salim, vice president, Sikorsky Maritime & Mission Systems. “We thank the RAN for showing confidence in the broad mission flexibility of this proven multi-role helicopter. Ongoing and planned upgrades to the MH-60R through partnership with the U.S. Navy, RAN, other international partners and industry will ensure the aircraft”™s reliability and mission effectiveness against emerging threats for decades to come.”
The RAN was the first overseas navy to acquire the MH-60R, previously ordering 24 vehicles from 2013 to 2016.
Photo courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy.
