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Sikorsky And PZL Mielec In Poland Complete First S-70i Black Hawk

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] and PZL Mielec, its company in Poland, recently announced the completion of final assembly on the first S-70iTM BLACK HAWK helicopter, an international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter. This new international variant is the first Black Hawk helicopter assembled in Europe using a global supply chain. The helicopter, a new aircraft in the Sikorsky product line, also is the first rotor wing aircraft to be produced at PZL Mielec, a longtime fixed wing manufacturer in…

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