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  • LA County Orders Sikorsky Aerial Firefighting Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LA County Orders Sikorsky Aerial Firefighting Helicopters

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a contract to assemble and deliver a pair of baseline configuration S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to the Los Angeles County fire department. S-70i is equipped with wide chord rotor blades, an updated airframe, a digital glass cockpit, a cockpit voice and flight data recorder and an integrated vehicle health management […] More

  • Reports: Poland Eyes S-70i, AW149 Military Transport Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: Poland Eyes S-70i, AW149 Military Transport Helicopters

    Poland is considering whether to buy Sikorsky-built S-70i Black Hawk helicopters through the aircraft manufacturer’s locally-based subsidiary PZL Mielec, Flightglobal reported Monday. Bartosz Glowacki writes Antoni Macierewicz, Poland’s defense minister, said that he met with Mielec’s chief executive and the government looks to finalize a procurement deal by the end of the year. Macierewicz added the acquisition will be open to all interested manufacturers […] More

  • Sikorsky, Turkey Enter Agreements to Produce 109 Black Hawk-Based Utility Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, Turkey Enter Agreements to Produce 109 Black Hawk-Based Utility Helicopters

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has entered agreements with Turkey’s government and aerospace companies in the country to license production of 109 T70 utility helicopters based on Black Hawk aircraft. Sikorsky said Thursday Turkish Aerospace Industries will build and deliver T70 aircraft within the next 10 years as prime contractor for the $3.5 billion Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. Sikorsky will provide engineering data […] More