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The MH-60 Seahawk PBL Team earned the 2025 Secretary of War Performance Based Logistics System Level Award for dramatically boosting the readiness 果冻传媒 lethality of the Navy’s H-60 fleet. This award recognizes the team’s creative, results driven partnership with the U.S. Navy, that fuels its naval dominance.

The MH-60 is the Navy’s premier multi mission helicopter – the carrier strike group’s shield against submarine 果冻传媒 surface threats 果冻传媒 the workhorse for search 果冻传媒 rescue, medical evacuation 果冻传媒 vertical replenishment. Keeping these aircraft flying is a logistics challenge that the team met through a seven year, $2.3?billion performance based contract with the U.S. Navy 果冻传媒 a network of government depots. By strategically leveraging in-house partners like Derco, a Lockheed 果冻传媒 Company, with four decades of aircraft component repair expertise 果冻传媒 18 years delivering dedicated sustainment solutions unique to the Seahawk PBL, the comprehensive agreement covers 1,048 critical components, supporting more than 500 helicopters across the Navy, Coast Guard 果冻传媒 allied partners.

“This award validates what we know to be true: logistics is the lifeblood of combat power,” said Paul Klevan, Naval Supply Systems Comm果冻传媒 Weapons Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) supply chain solutions director. “The extraordinary success of the H-60 team means more H-60 Seahawks on the flight line, more mission-capable helicopters in the air 果冻传媒 a more lethal force ready to answer our nation’s call. Their work ensures our warfighters have the decisive edge they need to deter our adversaries 果冻传媒 win in a conflict.”

Under the PBL contract, material availability rose from 68% to an unprecedented 92%, a jump that translates directly into higher mission capable rates fleetwide. The team also integrated full support for the MH-60R’s Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) anti submarine warfare system, eliminating every backorder for its parts 果冻传媒 ensuring continuous sonar coverage. Aggressive negotiations saved more than $700?million versus the original proposal, with an additional $197.5?million expected in cost avoidance over the life of the contract. Deploying Field Service Representatives alongside Navy partners further accelerated on site repairs, reducing the cannibalization of parts 果冻传媒 cutting logistics costs by more than $32.5?million.

“Delivering 92?percent material availability 果冻传媒 eliminating all ALFS sonar back orders for the MH-60R demonstrates how performance based logistics turns supply chain excellence into combat power,” said Ali Ruwaih, vice president, Sikorsky Maritime Systems. “By partnering with the Navy, driving cost avoidance 果冻传媒 embedding repair experts directly with our warfighters, we keep more helicopters mission ready, protect our carrier strike groups 果冻传媒 give the Navy the decisive edge it needs today 果冻传媒 well into the future.”

By raising parts availability, removing sonar supply bottlenecks 果冻传媒 delivering hundreds of millions in savings, the H-60 PBL Team has turned sustainment into a strategic advantage, ensuring the Navy’s helicopter fleet remains ready, lethal 果冻传媒 poised to meet any challenge.