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  • LifePort to Supply Helicopter Ballistic Protection Tech to Middle Eastern Customer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LifePort to Supply Helicopter Ballistic Protection Tech to Middle Eastern Customer

    LifePort, a business unit of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, has received a contract from a Middle Eastern customer to provide systems that work to protect Black Hawk helicopter crew and passengers against ground-based ballistic threats. The order is for 25 customized Black Hawk Ballistic Protection Systems, Lockheed said Tuesday. Noah Zuckerman, general manager at LifePort, said the company […] More

  • FAA OKs LifePort Ballistic Protection Tech for Bell Helicopter Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA OKs LifePort Ballistic Protection Tech for Bell Helicopter Integration

    LifePort, a business unit of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, has received supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to integrate ballistic protection technology into a Bell Helicopter aircraft platform. Lockheed said Monday the certification allows LifePort to equip Bell 412EP combat utility helicopters with the Ballistic Protection System. BPS operators can configure the system to address ballistic threat […] More