Dallas-based Vought signs multi-year contract with Sikorsky

by PegNews wire

The terms of the contract are for five years, $600 million.

DALLAS — Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. announced today that it has signed a five-year contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to manufacture cabin structures for UH-60L, M and MH-60S variants of BLACK HAWK helicopters. The estimated contract value is approximately $600 million for deliveries through 2012.

“We are extremely proud to support Sikorsky and the armed services by building airframe structure for this great helicopter,” said Dennis Orzel, vice president, manufacturing operations for Vought. “With more than 450 Vought people working on the BLACK HAWK program, this contract is vitally important to our Dallas workforce.”

The multi-year contract is the second contract for Vought with Sikorsky. In January 2005, Vought announced its first contract for BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin structures. Over the past three years, the company has delivered 90 BLACK HAWK helicopter cabins to Sikorsky. The cabin structure consists of approximately 3,600 parts made from aluminum, titanium and steel.

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of aerostructures. Headquartered in Dallas, the company designs and manufactures major airframe structures such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft. Vought has annual sales of approximately $1.6 billion and about 6,000 employees in nine U.S. locations.

Source: Vought Aircraft Industries