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Japan wins State Dept. approval for KC-46A acquisition
by Richard Tomkins
Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2016


Sikorsky receives $232 million King Stallion helicopter contract modification
Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2016 - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has been awarded a $232 million U.S. Navy contract modification for procurement of CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.

The deal covers procurement of two system demonstration test article aircraft.

Work will be performed at sites in the United States and is expected to be completed by February 2020.

Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity for the deal with the Lockheed Martin subsidiary.

The King Stallion is in prototype production phase and is the Marine Corps' heavy lift replacement helicopter for the CH-53E.

It will transport Marines, heavy equipment and supplies during ship-to-shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore.

The King Stallion will be the Pentagon's most powerful helicopter and is designed to lift nearly 14 tons at a mission radius of 110 nautical miles.

The service is seeking to eventually buy 200 of the aircraft.

Japan is seeking to buy four Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling tankers from the United States through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.

The proposed sale, which has been approved by the U.S. State Department, would be worth $1.9 billion.

"The proposed sale increases Japan's capability to participate in Pacific region security operations and improves Japan's national security posture as a key U.S. ally," The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in its notification to Congress. "This proposed sale will provide Japan a needed capability to a close ally and support U.S. security interests in the region."

The agency, which manages the FMS program, said the proposed sales package to Japan would include related equipment, training, and support.

The new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus will be introduced into service in 2018 with the U.S. Air Force. It will have a 65,000-pound payload, a maximum transfer fuel payload of 207,672 pounds, a cruise speed of 530 miles per hour, and a range of 6,385 miles.

Each aircraft will be delivered to Japan with GPS capability and defensive systems installed and will include Raytheon's ALR-69A radar warning receiver, Raytheon's miniaturized airborne GPS receiver, a large aircraft infrared counter-measures system, and other specialized gear.

The principal contractors on the sale would be Boeing, supported by Raytheon and Northrop Grumman.


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