Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Establish BLACK HAWK Helicopter Training Center For Latin America
April 16, 2010
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 24, 2010 – Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today an agreement with the Colombian Ministry of Defense to establish an S-70™ BLACK HAWK Helicopter Training Facility at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar, Colombia. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The Training Facility will offer a full motion BLACK HAWK helicopter simulator, providing the highest level of fidelity recognized in the industry, to support pilot training for the Colombian Armed Services as well as all Sikorsky military customers in Latin America. Structured as an offset program, the facility will be a launching point for development of Maintenance Repair and Overhaul services, spares and training center for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
“One goal of the new Training Facility is to further improve the operational readiness of the Colombian Armed Services as well as regional armed forces. With the third-largest fleet of BLACK HAWK helicopters in the world, Colombia is a very important customer,” said David Adler, President of Sikorsky Aerospace Services. “The Training facility also represents a major milestone toward our overall commitment to our customers in Latin America and is in line with our international strategic initiatives. We look forward to our continued expansion into the global military market.”
Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides comprehensive support to rotary and fixed wing aircraft around the world. It offers its military and commercial customers a full portfolio of support services. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture, and service. 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.
Inquiry Into The X-2 Competition
April 12, 2010
The prosecution in Brasilia decided to open
an inquiry into the multi-billion-dollar X-2
competition to sell Brazil 36 fighter jets to
renew its air force.
The complaint was filed by an Brazilian
individual on the grounds, that the Brazilian
government, because of political reasons,
has decided to choose the Rafale and ruling
out the Gripen and the Super Hornet which
were put forward at lower price.
That, according to the complaint, is against
economic principles.
Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has
stated his preference for the ultra-sophisticated,
semi-stealth Rafale jet that angered the air force,
which preferred the much cheaper Gripen.
Defence Minister, Nelson Jobim, underscored
technology transfer as the top priority so Brazil
will be able not only to build its own next-
generation fighters but also export them.
He underlined that the decision will take into
consideration the development of the national
industry and the total transfer of technology.
France’s bid was bolstered by the fact that Brazil
has a strategic pact with France that has already
seen it sign a 12-billion-dollar deal in early 2009
to buy 50 helicopters and five submarines from
France.
The Defence Minister’s report on the tender will be
delivered to President Lula on April 14th.
Informed sources in Brasilia said in telephone
interviews, that President Lula had put off any
announcement in regard to the winner of the bid
until mid-May.
The inquiry could last as long as a year.
Israel Rafalovich
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