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Colombia Adds New Sikorsky Black Hawks To World’s Fourth Largest Fleet

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

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Sikorsky [UTX] yesterday said the Colombian army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of Black Hawk aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variant. "We are honored by the trust the Colombian armed forces continue to place in Sikorsky, and in the Black Hawk aircraft as the country's utility helicopter of choice," said Jennifer Caruso, Sikorsky vice president of Army and Air Force Programs. The aircraft…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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