PPG Industries’ Aerospace Transparencies group has been
awarded a contract
to supply windshields for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and variants
operated by
the U.S. Army, Navy, and allied forces.
PPG Industries’ Aerospace Transparencies group has been
awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply
Center in Richmond, Va.,
to supply windshields for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and variants operated by
the U.S. Army, Navy, and allied forces.
“As the original supplier of windshields for the Black
Hawk, we are pleased that the U.S. government continues to show confidence in
our ability to supply exceptional quality transparencies that meet this
helicopter’s demanding flight requirements,” said Brent Wright, PPG Aerospace global
business manager for Military Transparencies. “We are proud to continue
supporting men and women in the American armed services, as well as the forces
of U.S.
allies around the world, by supplying windshields for the Black Hawk.”
PPG has produced heated glass windshields for the Sikorsky
Black Hawk helicopter and its variants since the program’s inception in the
1970s, according to Preston Nesselrotte, PPG Aerospace senior account manager
for military transparency sales. The windshields are made at PPG’s Huntsville aircraft
transparency facility for original equipment and replacement applications.
“These windshields have delivered highly reliable
performance in harsh operating environments around the globe,” Nesselrotte
said.
For more information, visit
www.ppg.com.
