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Lockheed Taps U.K.’s StandardAero As Black Hawk Manufacturing Partner For New Medium Helicopter Bid

Lockheed Taps U.K.’s StandardAero As Black Hawk Manufacturing Partner For New Medium Helicopter Bid
ockheed Martin outlined its team of UK partners and the benefits of choosing the advanced, Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter to replace the UK’s aging mixed medium helicopter fleet. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has selected the U.K.’s StandardAero as its manufacturing partner for its bid to offer the Sikorsky Black Hawk for the British military’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program. If selected for NMH, Lockheed Martin noted about 40 percent of the total Black Hawk production and assembly would occur in the U.K. “The newest generation of the Black Hawk is proven, versatile and ready now. It’s not only the right choice for U.K. defense, it’s the right choice for U.K.…

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