(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin said on Friday its subsidiary, Sikorsky, has secured a nearly $11 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.
It is the largest order to date for the aircraft, the company said.
The five-year contract will allow the U.S. government to buy up to 99 CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps or to fulfill orders from international military customers.
(Reporting by Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
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