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Contract Award: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (Stratford, Connecticut) – $12,208,422

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $12,208,422 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00171) to previously awarded contract FA8629-14-C-2403 for short-term capabilities upgrades. This contract modification provides for the engineering analysis and integration of capabilities such as Ax software, Link-16 crypto, electro-optical/infrared with primary flight reference symbology, Degraded Visual Environment, GPS Anti-jam and Mobile User Objective System. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut; and Owego, New York, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2023. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,240,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, is the contracting activity.



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