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Sikorsky Transfers S-70i Helicopter To Aselan For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

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Sikorsky Transfers S-70i Helicopter To Aselan For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter. Photo: Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] company, transferred an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to defense electronics company Aselsan for use as a prototype for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), Sikorsky said Thursday.The transfer will enable Sikorsky to integrate an Aselsan-developed avionics suite into Turkey’s new T70 utility helicopter and later into the Turkish-built S-70i Black Hawks planned to be sold internationally. The new avionics suite, the Integrated Modular Avionics System (IMAS) is a collaborative design by Turkey's Aselsan, Sikorsky, Turkish…

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