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Slew of New MH-60 Support Contracts Could Set Up New International Opportunities

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Thursday, January 13th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz A slew of recently-awarded support and upgrade contracts for the Navy's MH-60 helicopter could set the stage for future international sales of the rotorcraft to a number of partner nations, according to senior industry officials involved with the program. The contracts for the joint Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX]-built aircraft, which total roughly $360 million, will cover everything from improved situational awareness and cockpit upgrades to integration of next-generation detection and discrimination technologies, for both the…

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