LaBarge Inc. [LB] recently announced it has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] to continue producing wiring harnesses for the UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopter.
LaBarge has manufactured wiring harnesses and electronic assemblies for the Black Hawk helicopter program since 2005.
Earlier in October, the company announced a separate contract valued at $1.8 million to provide Sikorsky with electronic assemblies for the helicopter’s inlet barrier filtration system.
This contract extends LaBarge’s production of wiring harnesses for the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at the company’s Joplin, Mo., facility through September 2011.