Merge of the defence giants

The cooperation between the two potentates will encompass armament for the s70i Black Hawk helicopter produced by Sikorsky company. This multi-task machine is used by 29 armies of the world. The contract was concluded on the second day of the MSPO trade fair at the BUMAR’s exhibition stand. After the partner companies had been presented and the contact was signed, the company representatives took the floor. The programme manager at Black Hawk Sikorsky – Robert Mastronardi expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation establishment as well as his excitement that that it will bring further activities aiming at s70i helicopter production internationalisation and in the later perspective “Polonisation “. “I do hope that this marks the beginning of cooperation which will go further than the armament”; the words of Mariusz Anrzejczyk, one of the Bumar representatives reflect the character of cooperation between the companies and the future plans which go with it.

Bumar Group is a leading Polish supplier and exporter of armaments and military equipment; it is composed of 20 companies from Polish defence industry sector, they specialise in radars, rockets and ammunition, combat vehicles and personal soldier equipment. For forty years the company has supplied their products for Polish Armed Forces; currently the group has a stable position on the international market of military equipment. The group is characterised with a many-year experience, it has an internationally recognised trade-mark. It implements the state-of-the art technologies, cooperates with the most important market players from all over the world and has been present in the markets of Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the United States of America.

The company Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation PZL Mielec is the world-leading potentate in helicopter and BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin production, it provides its products for international clients and the Army of the USA. The company has opened the production line of S-70i helicopters, the machine which belongs to the BLACK HAWK family of combat tested and verified helicopters. Sikorsky Aircraft employs the staff of 17 000 all over the world, this is a United Technologies Corp dependent copmany.