The HH-60W will replace the ageing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. In picture, a US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk. Credit: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound)/ commons.wikimedia.org.

Kaman Aerospace Group has secured a follow-on contract for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) cockpit.

The contract was awarded by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, as part of a key US Air Force (USAF) programme.

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As agreed, the Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville Division in Florida will support the contract works using the existing workforce of engineers, technicians, assemblers and support staff.

The latest contract will support HH-60W cockpit deliveries from 2022 through 2025.

The HH-60W helicopter is designed to support a full range of combat rescue and other special missions of the USAF. Building on the UH-60M Black Hawk, the helicopter is capable of meeting long-range and high threat requirements.

According to Lockheed Martin, the HH-60W will replace the ageing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters.

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Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville vice-president/general manager William Zmyndak said: “Kaman is excited to continue to support this vital US Air Force (USAF) programme. Kaman is committed to delivering a quality product to the CRH programme and appreciates the opportunity to sustain a strong supplier relationship with Sikorsky.”

Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville specialises in manufacturing complex aircraft structures and sub-assemblies. It also supplies sheet metal details, extruded parts and machined components for defence and commercial aerospace requirements.

Kaman Aerospace Group is a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation.

Founded in 1945, the company is active in the aerospace and defence, industrial, and medical markets.

Its product portfolio includes aircraft bearings and components; super precision, miniature ball bearings; and complex metallic and composite aerostructures for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

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