VXX

Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX)
A Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N
General information
Project forPresidential transport helicopter
Issued byUnited States Navy[1]
ServiceUnited States Marine Corps
ProposalsLockheed Martin US-101
Sikorsky VH-92[2]
PrototypesLockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
Sikorsky VH-92
RequirementVXX Mission Needs Statement (September 16, 1999)
History
InitiatedDecember 18, 2003 (RFP)[3]
ConcludedApril 6, 2009[4]
OutcomeRound 1: Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel selected for production, but result protested, VH-71 canceled[5]
Round 2: Sikorsky VH-92 Patriot
A VH-71 test aircraft at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, October 2005
A developmental Sikorsky VH-92A helicopter conducts landing and take-off testing at the White House South Lawn in September 2018

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]

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  2. ^ Cortes, Lorenzo. "Navy Likely To Delay VXX Decision Until Next Year". Defense Daily, November 17, 2004.
  3. ^ Cortes, Lorenzo. "Navy Issues Formal RFP For Presidential Transport Replacement". Defense Daily, December 22, 2003.
  4. ^ "Pentagon Seeks Defense Budget "Overhaul"". CBS News. Associated Press. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Trimble, Stephen (February 18, 2010). "New VXX competition reveals changes for US presidential helicopter". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "VH-3D Sea King Helicopter". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023.
  7. ^ McCurdy, Christen (February 19, 2020). "Sikorsky lands $470.8M deal for presidential helicopter upgrade". United Press International. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Majumdar, Dave (May 7, 2014). "Sikorsky Wins $1.24 Billion Contract for Presidential Helo". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2014.