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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019
Rockwell Collins Co. was awarded a $49.1 million contract to overhaul and maintain display units of the U.S. Army's UH-60 "Blackhawk" helicopters, the Defense Department announced. Funding and locations for the upgrades by the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, company will be determined with each order, according to the Pentagon's contract announcement. The Blackhawk is designed to enable the Army to operate the helicopters for several more decades. The helicopter first saw service in 1974 and is in used by at least nine countries.
U.S. threatens to cut Turkey from F-35 program over deal with Russia Washington (UPI) Jun 10, 2019 Turkey's involvement in manufacturing the F-35 fighter plane will end if it insists on buying a Russian air defense system. A June 6 letter from Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan outlines Turkey's elimination from the F-35 program. By early 2020, contracts with major Turkish defense contractors, including Turkish Aerospace Industries, Roketsan and Tusas Engine Industries, would end. The training of Turkish F-35 pilots at Luke AFB, Ariz., and of Turkish maintenance personnel at Eglin AFB ... read more
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