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Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin Integration Coming Along; Company Sets CRH CDR Date

Pat Host

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

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Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin Integration Coming Along; Company Sets CRH CDR Date

S-97 Raider Prototype Photo: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Sikorsky has been, for the most part, smoothly integrating with new parent company Lockheed Martin [LMT], except for a few hiccups in information technology (IT) systems, according to Sikorsky CEO Dan Schultz.Schultz told Defense Daily Wednesday Sikorsky has a dedicated team of roughly 25 to 30 people working solely on synergies and integration issues between Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin, including "mechanical" and IT issues. Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky from United Technologies Corp. [UTX] in November. "We augment (this team) with…

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