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Successful First Flight Completed at Sikorsky HAWK WORKS(TM)

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September 8, 2008

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HORSEHEADS, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Sikorsky Aircraft
Corporation’s Military Derivatives Completion Center (MDCC) has
successfully achieved its first flight of a Naval Hawk helicopter. This
initial helicopter, produced at the Sikorsky HAWK WORKS @ Schweizer
Aircraft, is an S-70B helicopter. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

The aircraft achieved first flight on Aug. 28 and is expected to be
delivered to an international military customer in the first quarter of
2009, after an engineering flight test program. The identity of the
customer was not disclosed.

The MDCC, branded by Sikorsky as the HAWK WORKS(TM), is the primary
completion center for Sikorsky’s military helicopter derivatives.
Helicopters requiring customized configurations for a range of specialized
missions are completed at the MDCC facility.

“This is a very exciting and busy time here,” said HAWK WORKS General
Manager Randy Simpson. “We have been eagerly awaiting our first flight and
look forward to many more milestones here at the MDCC,” said Simpson.

The MDCC is part of Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, which is a
subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Construction of the MDCC started in
November 2006, and the first aircraft was inducted in October 2007.
Currently the MDCC has S- 70B helicopters, UH-60L helicopters and MH-60S
helicopters on site. Numerous programs are either in production or in the
planning stages at the Schweizer location. This initial flight is the first
of many scheduled to take place at the MDCC.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader
in helicopter design, manufacture, and service. The company’s long
commitment to safety and innovation is reflected in its mission statement:
“We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere … every
time(TM).” United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a
broad range of high-technology products and support services to the
aerospace and building systems industries.

SOURCE Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

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