CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy and U.S.
Army have contracted Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) to provide helicopter
Vehicle Health Management Systems. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent
River, Md. has ordered systems for installation on new MH-60R & MH-60S
aircraft currently being produced as well as aircraft already in the fleet.
Retrofit systems for the Marine Corp. Super Stallion (CH-53E) fleet have also
been contracted. Furthermore, the Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone
Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala., has also ordered additional systems to retrofit
into UH-60L aircraft prior to deployment in Iraq.
"These operators are realizing tremendous dispatch reliability and
maintainability improvements in aircraft equipped with our Vehicle Health
Management Systems," said Kip Freeman, Government Systems Business Director
for Goodrich's Sensors and Integrated Systems division. "It is very rewarding
for our employees to supply equipment that is helping soldiers, sailors and
Marines accomplish their missions," he added.
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a key supporter of the Navy and Army
programs, noted, "This equipment has already increased the safety of our men
and women in combat, improving the readiness of helicopters to fly crucial
medical evacuation and troop transport missions. As Goodrich continues to
deliver system after system to the Army and Navy, it is helping to transform
the difficult and time-consuming task of maintaining aircraft. I am pleased
to see that more helicopters that we deploy will be equipped with this vital
system, and I am proud that Vermonters are providing such an important
contribution to our fliers."
Goodrich's fully-integrated health management systems apply full-time
diagnostic health monitoring of the entire helicopter mechanical drive train,
from the engines to the rotor system, as well as monitoring of flight manual
exceedances and hundreds of aircraft signals. The Navy and Army are using the
system as the cornerstone of an initiative to move from flight-hour based
maintenance of helicopters to actual health, or condition-based, maintenance
practices.
Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems provides a broad range of systems
to the aerospace industry worldwide including SmartProbe(TM) air data systems,
Electronic Flight Bag systems, security and surveillance systems, fuel
measurement and management systems, health and usage management systems, ice
detection and protection systems, and rescue hoists and cargo winches. The
Vergennes, Vt. facility produces aircraft health management systems for a wide
variety of military and commercial helicopters including the: V-22; UH-
60A/L/M; MH-60R/S; AH-1Z; UH-1Y; CH-53E; and S-92/H-92.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of
systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.
With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the
industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide
manufacturing and service facilities. For more information visit
http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent
company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as
"Goodrich Corporation" in this press release.
SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR -- Electronic Systems
CONTACT: Gail Warner, +1-704-423-7048; or Lisa Bottle,
+1-704-423-7060, both of Goodrich Corporation
