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Helicopter Squadron HMX-One

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Marine One arriving on the South Lawn of the White House

This page is for the amounts designated to Helicopter Squadron HMX-One.

Known as HMX-1 (or simply Marine One), the President's helicopter squadron consists of 19 helicopters used for VIP's, as well as a dozen other standard Marine helicopters.

In February 2009 Obama declined to complete a long standing arrangement to replace the aging helicopters, and decided instead to stay with the existing choppers.


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2008 Appropriation of the 15 year long procurement process

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Expense Amount: $271,000,000
Year of Expense: 2008
Expense Details: This is the 2008 portion of the 15 year long procurement of 28 new helicopters for the HMX-One squadron.
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Creation Date: February 1, 2010
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Marine One Helicopter Build and Equip Cost

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Expense Amount: $400,000,000
Expense Details: It costs $400 million to build and equip each Marine One helicopter. The plan was to acquire 28 helicopters
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Defense Industry Daily, Oct 2009, "Lockheed-Martin US101 Wins, Loses U.S. Presidential Helicopter Contract" http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheedmartin-us101-wins-us-presidential-helicopter-contract-064/#program

Creation Date: February 23, 2010
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Cancellation of Marine One Procurement

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Expense Amount: $85,000,000
Year of Expense: 2009
Expense Details: The VH-71 program receives a stop work order from the Pentagon.

The 5 production and 4 test aircraft would still be the property of the US Navy. The US Navy said that the $85 million 2010 budget request includes money to cover termination costs, government efforts to develop options for a replacement program, and service life extensions for the current presidential helicopter fleet. Some estimates place termination costs as high as $500 million, but that figure remains to be negotiated between Lockheed Martin and the federal government.

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Defense Industry Daily, Oct 2009, Lockheed-Martin US101 Wins, Loses U.S. Presidential Helicopter Contract (updated) http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheedmartin-us101-wins-us-presidential-helicopter-contract-064/#program

Creation Date: April 12, 2010

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A VH-60N Whitehawk executive transport helicopter, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), flies over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., en route to the White House. The VH-60N is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter that supports the executive transport mission for the President of the United States.
George W. Bush with HMX-1 staff when he visited Marines Corps Air Facilities in Quantico to thanks the Marinew who works for Marine One. 30 October 2008.

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