The US Army has awarded a $37.6m contract to an American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to provide army helicopters with engine inlet barrier filter (IFB) kits.

Under the contract, the company will equip two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and one special-purpose HH-60M helicopter with ECP 0613R1 and 0614R1 and three auxiliary power unit (APU) IBF kits.

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The APU IBF kits will support helicopter deployments and rotations, maintenance requirements and unit level training at the various desert / urban training centres prior to deployment.

Work will be carried out in Stratford, Connecticut. It is expected to be complete by December 2012.

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