MH-139 Defensive Weapon System
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, is seeking information to identify sources capable of designing, integrating, and testing a modernized Defensive Weapon System (DWS) for the MH-139A helicopter fleet. The required work involves upgrading the current M-240D system with a modernized, weapon-agnostic mounting solution—consisting of two systems per aircraft—that allows interchangeable use of multiple standard Department of Defense crew-served weapons. Key technical requirements include ensuring the system supports a continuous firing rate of at least 650 rounds per minute, satisfies military crashworthiness standards, and delivers the engineering data package needed to obtain an FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate. Responses to this sources sought notice must be submitted via email to Chad Group and Jeremy Perry, and they should include company details, technical capabilities, and a rough order of magnitude cost estimate.