Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Integrate and Test Enhanced BLACK HAWK Helicopter Capabilities

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the award of the Combat Tempered Platform Demonstration (CTPD) contract from the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). This program will build upon and improve the BLACK HAWK platform's already high operational durability and survivability 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. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

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