AwardTape · Budget · FY2027 · Navy · CH-53K (Heavy Lift)
CH-53K (Heavy Lift): $3.5B FY2027 request
The Navy requests $3.5B for 22 units for CH-53K (Heavy Lift) in the FY2027 budget (Procurement (P-1) line 6, Aircraft Procurement, Navy). That is +54% from $2.3B in FY2026 (FY2026 Total). FY2025: $2.6B (FY2025 Total).
| Exhibit | Procurement (P-1) |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Aircraft Procurement, Navy 1506N |
| Budget activity | 01 Combat aircraft · Combat Aircraft |
| Line item number | 0158 |
| Service or agency | Navy (N) |
| Award category | Aircraft in the awards database |
| Budget book | Prior year | Current year | Request | Request quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 President's Budget | FY2025 Total $2.6B FY2025 Total | FY2026 Total $2.3B FY2026 Total | $3.5B | 22 units |
| FY2026 President's Budget | FY2024 Actuals $2.1B FY2024 Actuals | FY2025 Enacted $2.6B FY2025 Enacted | $2.0B | 12 units |
| FY2025 President's Budget | FY2023 Actuals $2.2B FY2023 Actuals | FY2024 PB Request with CR Adjustments $2.2B FY2024 PB Request with CR Adjustments | $2.5B | 19 units |
| Column | Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Actuals | $2.6B | 18 |
| FY2025 Total | $2.6B | 18 |
| FY2026 Discretionary Enacted | $2.3B | 14 |
| FY2026 Total | $2.3B | 14 |
| FY2027 Discretionary Request | $3.5B | 22 |
| FY2027 Total | $3.5B | 22 |
| Cost type | Request |
|---|---|
| Weapon System Cost | $3.4B |
| Less: Advance Procurement (PY) | -$354.2M |
| Advance Procurement (CY) | $429.3M |
| C (FY 2025 for FY 2026) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2025 for FY 2027) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2025 for FY 2028) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2025 for FY 2029) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2026 for FY 2027) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2026 for FY 2028) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2026 for FY 2029) (M) memo row, not added | n/a |
| C (FY 2027 for FY 2028) (M) memo row, not added | $429.3M |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ |
|---|---|---|
| N0001924C0009 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | $3.9B |
| N0001922C0004 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | $1.6B |
| W912ER26CA013 Department of the Army · names CH-53K | EXYTE U.S., INC. | $89.9M |
| N0001920C0047 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION | $23.7M |
| N0042123F0619 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | ADAMS COMMUNICATION & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, INC. | $23.1M |
| N0001925F2106 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | $22.3M |
| N6134025F0125 Department of the Navy · names CH-53K | J.F. TAYLOR, INC. | $16.8M |
Matched by the program designator in the award description (CH-53K), same service first plus the largest DoD-wide matches. Budget lines and contracts share no common key, so treat these as leads.
Budget books show money requested, enacted and spent by fiscal year before contracts show it. Enacted procurement money stays available to obligate for 3 years, RDT&E for 2 years and shipbuilding for 5, so a line funded this year turns into contract awards over the following 1 to 5 years. DoD contract actions then publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the awards database trails these budget lines by months to years. Reprogramming actions move enacted money between accounts during the year, usually ahead of the awards it funds.
Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), budget materials: Exhibit P-1 (procurement) and Exhibit R-1 (RDT&E) spreadsheets for the FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 President's Budget requests. Amounts are in dollars (the exhibits print thousands). Totals add the rows the exhibits count toward totals and leave out memo (non-add) rows. Built Oct 8, 2026. Not investment advice.
Terminal: budget lines matched to contracts and companies, with alerts when funding moves.
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