Sikorsky Aircraft Will Produce Six Helicopters for US President worth of $542 Million

On June 10, 2019, the US Marine Forces has finally awarded Sikorsky Aircraft company with a contract worth of $542 million to make the production of six brand new VH-92A helicopters. New aircrafts will be the part of US presidential helicopter air fleet. Sikorsky Aircraft will supply spare parts and supporting equipment for the helicopters.
The new VH-92A helicopter will eventually replace the VH-3D and VH-60N that have been on duty by military forces for more than forty years before today. The new design of the aircrafts not only increases the possible payload, but also improves maintainability, availability and electronic communications. At the time of preparation for production, the flight test time of the VH-92A exceeded 520 hours, including the operation on the South Lawn of the White House in September 2018. The 92A is based on the S-92 aircraft. As of April 2019, the aircraft had accumulated more than 1.5 million hours of flight, with an average of 14,600 hours per month.

