Sikorsky set to make Black Hawks in India UPI ^ | 1/18/2010 | UPI
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced plans to manufacture Black Hawk helicopters in India and is eyeing defense deals worth $8 billion-$12 billion.
A unit of United Technologies, the U.S. helicopter maker said it was in talks with a string of Indian companies to build Black Hawks.
"We will bring the Black Hawk here with the option to improve the horse power ...," Sikorsky Vice President Steve Estill said, adding that the additional power was being introduced to operate the helicopter between 14,000 and 15,000 feet.
"We will bring the concept here, we will team for the development program with local industry, team to develop the prototype here and present that as tailor-made for India," Estill told reporters on the sidelines of Def Expo 2010.
The executive said among the companies being talked to about the venture include the Tata group, with which Sikorsky has a joint venture producing cabins for the S-92 helicopter and aerospace parts at Hyderabad, in southern India.
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