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  • Sikorsky, Kaan Air, StarFlight Enter $50M Agreement to Refurbish Black Hawk Helicopters in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, Kaan Air, StarFlight Enter $50M Agreement to Refurbish Black Hawk Helicopters in Australia

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, Kaan Air Australia and StarFlight Australia have entered a $50 million agreement to refurbish up to 20 ex-U.S. military UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Australia. Sikorsky will initially refurbish and maintain 10 Black Hawks in Brisbane as part of the agreement, which includes an option for 10 more helicopters, Lockheed said Thursday. StarFlight Australia, a joint venture of […] More

  • Sikorsky to Overhaul Tail Rotor Blades of Army UH-60 Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky to Overhaul Tail Rotor Blades of Army UH-60 Helicopters

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received a $37.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to repair 381 tail rotor blades of the service branch’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Wednesday contract work will run through March 31, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. The Army Contracting Command obligated $18.4 million at the time of award from fiscal 2017 “other” […] More

  • Report: Army Seeks to Update Black Hawk, Apache Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Seeks to Update Black Hawk, Apache Engines

    U.S. Army leaders have told House members that one of the service branch’s top modernization priorities is to update the turbine engines of Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. The potential $10 billion Improved Turbine Engine Program seeks to replace the T700 family of engines and is one of the reasons behind proposed defense […] More

  • Boeing Offers MH-139 Helicopter for Air Force Huey Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Offers MH-139 Helicopter for Air Force Huey Replacement Program

    Boeing has unveiled its MH-139 helicopter as its entry in a U.S. Air Force program that seeks to replace the service branch’s UH-1N Huey fleet. MH-139 is based on Leonardo‘s AW139 multi-mission helicopters that currently serve more than 250 government, military and industry customers worldwide, Boeing said Thursday. David Koopersmith, Boeing vice president and general manager for vertical lift, said MH-139 […] More

  • Report: Sikorsky to Offer Black Hawk Variant to Air Force Huey Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Sikorsky to Offer Black Hawk Variant to Air Force Huey Replacement Program

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary plans to offer a modified version of the Black Hawk helicopter as a potential replacement for the U.S. Air Force‘s UH-1N Huey aircraft, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Oriana Pawlyk writes Sikorsky will pitch its HH-60U platform that is currently part of the Air Force’s inventory to the UH-1N replacement program. The military branch looks to procure 84 new helicopters as part of efforts […] More

  • Northrop Helps Army Test-Fly Upgraded Black Hawk Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Helps Army Test-Fly Upgraded Black Hawk Helicopter

    Northrop Grumman has collaborated with the U.S. Army and Redstone Defense Systems to conduct the first test flight of a UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter equipped with a digitized cockpit. Northrop said Monday it supplied the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V modernization program, which seeks to replace the older analog gauges of the Army’s UH-60L Black Hawk fleet with digital electronic instrument displays. Redstone […] More

  • Report: Poland to Buy 2 Black Hawks, 14 Other Helicopters in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Poland to Buy 2 Black Hawks, 14 Other Helicopters in 2017

    Poland plans to acquire 16 new helicopters in 2017, including two Sikorsky-made Black Hawk aircraft, to replace the country’s Mil Mi-8, Mi-14 and Mi-17 fleet, Defense News reported Friday. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said the Black Hawks could be delivered in March and the next 14 helicopters will be chosen among offers from Lockheed Martin, Leonardo and Airbus, Jaroslaw […] More

  • Chile, Sikorsky Finalize S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter Deal; Adam Schierholz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chile, Sikorsky Finalize S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter Deal; Adam Schierholz Comments

    Chile has finalized a contract to procure six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary to aid in troop transport, search-and-rescue and disaster relief missions. Sikorsky said Wednesday it aims to complete delivery of the Black Hawks to Chile’s air force in 2018 as part of the service branch’s medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. The direct commercial sale transaction […] More

  • Army Taps Robertson for Black Hawk External Fuel System A-Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Robertson for Black Hawk External Fuel System A-Kits

    Robertson Fuel Systems has secured a five-year, $42.1 million contract to supply 541 crashworthy external fuel systems bussed aircraft A-kits for the U.S. Army‘s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work under the firm-fixed-price contract through Dec. 8, 2021. The Army Contracting Command received one bid for the procurement effort through an online solicitation […] 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

  • USAF Taps Canadian Commercial Corp. for Pave Hawk Control Display Replacement Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Canadian Commercial Corp. for Pave Hawk Control Display Replacement Contract

    Canadian Commercial Corp. has received a $7 million contract to produce, integrate and test a control display unit replacement for the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers the production of 42 non-developmental CDUs with the same form, fit and function as the current Pave Hawk display system. Work will occur […] More

  • Honeywell-Pratt & Whitney JV to Develop Engine Tech for Vertical Lift Combat Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell-Pratt & Whitney JV to Develop Engine Tech for Vertical Lift Combat Helicopters

    A Honeywell–Pratt & Whitney joint venture has secured a contract from the U.S. Army to develop and demonstrate new engine technologies to power a new fleet of vertical lift combat helicopters. Advanced Turbine Engine Co. aims to build and test a new engine that will work to increase the vertical lift function, range, speed, payload, endurance and reliability […] More