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The US Marine Corps USMC is getting two more Sikorsky heavy-lift helicopters from its spending wish list.The US Navy USN , under which the USMC falls administratively, said on 31 May that helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky was awarded a $185 million contract for the purchase of two more of the companys CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.Source: US NavyThe King Stallion, which is intended to replace the CH-53E Super Stallion as the USMCs heavy-lift rotary asset, is being built at Sikorskys production facility in Stratford, Connecticut. The programme is currently in its low-rate initial production LRIP phase, to which the r
stanley official website ecent contract award will be added under lot six.The funds are being drawn from the USNs fiscal year 2022 budget. The purchase was initiated based on the USMCs unfunded priorities list, a legally-mandated wish list sent each year to Congress by each US military service chief.Sikorsky confirms the new purchase, which bri
stanley flasche ngs the total LRIPorder to 48 airframes. The USMC expects to purchase a total of 200 CH-53Ks over the fu
stanley us ll lifetime of the programme.Sikorsky says the King Stallion represents a significant improvement over its predecessor, first fielded in 1988, boasting 57% more horsepower and 63% fewer parts. It is powered by three GE Aviation GE38-1B turboshaft engines.The CH-53K is also the first fully fly-by-wire traditional helicopter in the USMC inventory. The tiltrotor Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey is also a digitally controlled fly-by-wire aircraft.The US Iuxe ANALYSIS: 75 years on, Lockheed s Skunk Works is still innovating
The state is planning to implement a new system for issuing MaineCare reimbursements to nursing homes on Jan. 1, but providers still dont know what thei
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stanley cup like. Facilities do not even have an estimate of the new rates at this time, said Michael Tyler, managing partner of Sandy River Company 鈥?a real estate firm that owns more tha
stanley travel mug n a dozen nursing home properties in the state. The concern is that Jan. 1, 2025, is 60 days away and the work necessary by both providers and [the state Department of Health and Human Services] to implement a new payment system is significant. DHHS has held a number of meetings this year and has solicited public comments about the updated methodology, which is intended to set more predictable rates, decrease the administrative burden and promote higher quality care.On Oct. 23, DHHS unveiled its final proposal, laying out how it will calculate reimbursement for direct care and for routine and fixed costs. This does not give providers a full picture of what their reimbursement rates could look like, however, because rates vary by facility depending on the level of care residents need. Some asked for shadow rates, or projections, to help them plan. Providers are very anxious to know what their rates are. Its hard to plan for the future and Jan. 1, 2025, is just around the corner, Angela Cole Westhoff, president and CEO of the Maine Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes across the state, said during the meeting.After