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CPI Aero To Continue Fuel Panel Assembly For Sikorsky’s UH-60M Helicopters

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

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CPI Aerostructures, Inc. [CVU] is continuing its partnership with Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky aircraft manufacturer with a new five-year supply agreement worth approximately $21 million to provide fuel panel assemblies for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.Under the contract, which was announced on July 17, CPI Aero will handle all manufacturing duties for the UH-60M’s fuel panels, including purchasing and managing the supply chain for all parts and system components. CPI Aero has worked with Sikorsky on its Black Hawk helicopter…

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