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Sikorsky Aerospace Wins Multi-Million Blackhawk Upgrade For Colombia

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Friday, November 7th, 2008

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Sikorsky [UTX] Aerospace Services, the aftermarket company of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Nov. 4 announced a multi-million-dollar contract to convert six Colombian Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters into the more modern UH-60L configuration. Two additional upgrade kits also are included in the program. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The U.S. Army and Sikorsky Aerospace Services have performed A-to-L conversions on U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters. Colombia operates the world's third-largest Black Hawk helicopter fleet, and with…

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