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Army

Sikorsky To Develop, Integrate, New Black Hawk Helicopter Capabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] said Tuesday it was awarded the Combat Tempered Platform Demonstration (CTPD) contract to build on and improve the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by developing and integrating a suite of advanced new technologies and establishing their benefits before transitioning them to the platform and eventual use by the nation’s soldiers. The award, issued by the Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), is expected to improve on the helicopter’s already high operational durability and survivability. This project builds…

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