Australian MH-60R

[Dawes]

from today's (20 Oct 22) US DoD contract announcements:

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a not-to-exceed $49,664,990 undefinitized firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to an order (N0001922F2291) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This modification provides non-recurring engineering and add/delete efforts to bring 12 MH-60R aircraft from standard Foreign Military Sales configuration to a unique configuration for the government of Australia. Additionally, this modification procures 12 Australian unique modification one kits and 10 embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation Systems spares. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (87%); Stratford, Connecticut (12%); and Troy, Alabama (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2026. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $16,554,999 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

What type of equipment is unique to Australian requirements?

[Argus]

Well a decent Engel fridge for the tinnies as a start

[kokovi]

Probably communication equipment or some weird stuff to operate with SF.