Norwegian MH-60R

[Dawes]

From today's (2 Feb 24) US DoD contract announcements:

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, was awarded a not-to-exceed $150,560,000 undefinitized modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001924F5567) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This modification adds scope to provide non-recurring engineering and add/delete efforts in support of bringing six MH-60R aircraft from a standard Foreign Military Sales (FMS) configuration to a unique configuration for the government of Norway. Additionally, this modification adds scope for the production and delivery of four Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation Systems spares, as well as provides for production spares, field and technical service representative support, and electronic support measures in-country reprogramming hot bench. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (62%); Stratford, Connecticut (36%); and Troy, Alabama (2%), and is expected to be completed in February 2027. FMS customer funds in the amount of $49,471,800 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Jan. 31, 2024)

What is "unique" about Norwegian MH-60R's?

[Josh]

Herring smoker?

[TonyE]

Norwegian armed forces is obsessed with churning out weird niche specifications to the most rediculous degree whenever they are buying something new.

[TrustMe]

1 minute ago, TonyE said:

Norwegian armed forces is obsessed with churning out weird niche specifications to the most rediculous degree whenever they are buying something new.

Almost every country does this