LaBarge, Inc. [LB], said it has been awarded a contract valued at $1.6 million from Kaman Aerospace Corp. [KAMN] to provide cockpit wiring harnesses for the MH-60S Seahawkr helicopter.
The MH-60S is a multi-mission helicopter that combines the transportation capability of the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and the unique naval capabilities of the SH-60B Seahawk. Some of its mission capabilities include search and rescue, troop transportation, airborne mine detection and destruction, medical evacuation and special warfare support. Kaman is a subcontractor on the Seahawk program to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX].
Production on the new contract has begun at LaBarge’s Berryville, Ark., facility and is expected to continue through April 2011. LaBarge has supported the Black Hawk program since 2005.