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Sikorsky To Refurbish 10 Black Hawks For Australian Fire Relief Efforts

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

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Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky aircraft manufacturer will help bring in ten Black Hawks to Australia for fire relief efforts with a $50.3 million deal program to refurbish ex-U.S. military UH-60 helicopters.The deal with Kaan Air Australia and StarFlight Australia, announced July 27, will see ten helicopters brought to a refurbishment center in Brisbane, where the Black Hawks will be repurposed for aerial firebombing operations to aid with future bushfire control and disaster relief efforts. There is an option for an…

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