# GKN Aerospace extends contract with Sikorsky for Black Hawk components

GKN Aerospace signed an extension to a long-term agreement with Sikorsky to supply composite structure components for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, manufactured at GKN's Tallassee, Alabama facilities.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-07-19
- Where: Tallassee, Alabama, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: composite structure components for H-60 Black Hawk helicopter
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md)
- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md) (supplier)
- [Sikorsky](https://endata.com/companies/9050.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [aero-mag.com](https://www.aero-mag.com/gkn-black-hawk-sikorsky-18072022), 2022-07-19: "GKN Aerospace has signed an extension to a long-term agreement with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, to supply composite structure components for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter."
- [aviationpros.com](https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft-maintenance-technology/aircraft-technology/rotorcraft/press-release/21274567/gkn-aerospace-gkn-aerospace-and-sikorsky-extend-contract-on-black-hawk-helicopters), 2022-07-19: "GKN Aerospace has announced that it has signed an extension to a long-term agreement with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company to supply composite structure components for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter."
- [ainonline.com](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2022-07-19/sikorsky-renews-black-hawk-structures-contract-gkn), 2022-07-19: "GKN Aerospace received an extension to its long-term agreement with Sikorsky for composite structural components for the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter."
- [defence-industry.eu](https://defence-industry.eu/gkn-aerospace-and-sikorsky-extend-contract-on-black-hawk-helicopters/), 2022-08-01: "The Black Hawk is an iconic helicopter and the mainstay of multiple military and rescue services around the world."

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