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Sikorsky Achieves First Offshore CLS Site For Army UH-72A

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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services [UTX] announced today the first offshore Full Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) site for the U.S. Army's UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). This site is centrally located on the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Sikorsky Aerospace Services will maintain the four LUH aircraft assigned to the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) on the Kwajalein Atoll Range complex in the Marshall Islands. Located in the central Pacific, the Marshall Islands serve as an important test…

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