Sikorsky Aircraft Pays $2.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
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WASHINGTON —Sikorsky Aircraft Company, a division of United Technologies Corporation, has agreed to pay the United States $2,941,000 to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the Army, the Justice Department announced today. Sikorsky, located in Stratford, Conn., manufactures the Black Hawk or variations of the Black Hawk for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, as well as for other nations. Under Sikorsky’s contract with the Army, Sikorsky was required to install armored plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure that the helicopters could withstand combat. The United States alleged that from 1991 to 2006, Sikorsky knowingly installed arm