Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX) | |
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General information | |
Project for | Presidential transport helicopter |
Issued by | United States Navy[1] |
Service | United States Marine Corps |
Proposals | Lockheed Martin US-101 Sikorsky VH-92[2] |
Prototypes | Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel Sikorsky VH-92 |
Requirement | VXX Mission Needs Statement (September 16, 1999) |
History | |
Initiated | December 18, 2003 (RFP)[3] |
Concluded | April 6, 2009[4] |
Outcome | Round 1: Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel selected for production, but result protested, VH-71 canceled[5] Round 2: Sikorsky VH-92 Patriot |
VXX, officially the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, is a procurement program to replace aging Marine One helicopters that transport the President of the United States. The current VH-3 helicopters have aging airframes, having entered service with United States Marine Corps Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) in 1963. The VH-3D replaced the VH-3A by 1976.[6] The smaller VH-60N entered service in 1987.[7] On 7 May 2014, it was announced that the Sikorsky VH-92 had won the VXX competition.[8]