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Hamilton Sundstrand to Provide Advanced Flight Control Computers for UH-60A/L Helicopters

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

July 14, 2008

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FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command
has chosen Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX), to supply Advanced Flight Control Computers for the continued
upgrade of Sikorsky UH-60A/L helicopters.

Product engineering and program management for the five-year agreement
will be performed in Windsor Locks, Conn., with component sub-assembly and
final assembly being completed at Hamilton Sundstrand’s Phoenix, Ariz.,
facility. The contract is expected to generate $45 million in revenue for
Hamilton Sundstrand.

“The U.S. military is an important customer to Hamilton Sundstrand,”
said Dennis Klapperich, Hamilton Sundstrand general manager, Military
Customer Support and Logistics. “We are pleased to support them in their
continued upgrade of UH-60A/L helicopters.”

With 2007 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs
approximately 19,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor
Locks, Conn. Among the world’s largest suppliers of technologically
advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs,
manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system
solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It
also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the building and
aerospace industries worldwide.

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