Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+) — August 04, 2026

The non-competitive award strengthens Lockheed Martin's revenue visibility in the rotary-wing market, providing a multi-year production and development program for the Coast Guard's fleet. The sole-source position signals a durable competitive moat for the H-60 platform.

The firm-fixed-price structure on a contract involving non-recurring engineering for new hulls creates execution risk; cost overruns on development milestones could compress margins for Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky division.

The contract's 8-year performance period (2021-2028) exposes revenue to potential Coast Guard budget cuts or shifting priorities under future Continuing Resolutions or appropriations cycles.

The sole-source award for H-60 hulls positions Lockheed Martin for follow-on delivery orders or modifications for additional hulls, as the Coast Guard continues to modernize its rotary-wing fleet.

The contract includes the first 25 hulls, suggesting a larger program of record for the Coast Guard's H-60 fleet replacement, which could lead to multi-billion-dollar sustainment and production opportunities over the next decade.

The $249.2 million sole-source award to Sikorsky for H-60 hulls underscores the Coast Guard's ongoing investment in rotary-wing aircraft for homeland security missions, a stable civilian demand driver.

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