Sikorsky Aircraft Co. in Stratford has agreed to assist German armed forces in training and logistics support surrounding the European nation’s potential choice of helicopters that are clones of its workhorse Black Hawk warbirds.
Its Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) subsidiary announced said Wednesday at the Paris Air Show that it will team with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, Germany’s No. 2 defense contractor, to provide the support should the German government choose the MH148 Cyclone for its navy.
Financial Terms were not disclosed.
SAS, in Shelton, is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. in Hartford.
SAS and Rheinmetall, the second-largest defence contractor in Germany, will work together to lead a team of German industrial providers in creating robust maintenance, training and program support in country for the German armed forces.
The Cyclone is a derivative of Sikorsky’s S-92 civilian helicopter, which gets its basic design from the Black Hawk.
