Honeywell, PTDI ink deal for Indonesia’s Black Hawk helicopter program

Correction: Honeywell previously told Defense News that its TPE331 turboprop engine would be integrated into the S-70M helicopter under a memorandum of agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia. The company has followed up with Defense News to explain this is not the case.

SINGAPORE — American company Honeywell has signed an agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia to provide avionics and mechanical products to a planned Black Hawk helicopter program .

The memorandum of agreement, inked during the Singapore Airshow last week , includes the integration of Honeywell’s weather radar system into the Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk GFA-type transport helicopters. PTDI will assemble the helicopters at Bandung under a manufacturing license for the Indonesian Defense Ministry.

In August, PTDI and Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, entered into an industrial arrangement for the ministry to procure the Black Hawks. PTDI did not disclose the number of helicopters under the deal with Sikorsky in August, but the ministry revealed during the air show that the contract covers 24 helicopters.

The agreement between PTDI and Honeywell also includes the localization of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for Honeywell’s avionics and mechanical systems as well as the manufacturing of a harness assembly.

While the helicopters have yet to be completed, Honeywell is working with PTDI to provide technologies to elevate and sustain the aircraft, according to Sathesh Ramiah, vice president for Honeywell’s defense and space business in the Asia-Pacific region.

PTDI wanted to minimize maintenance periods for the helicopters and ensure they meet the needs of the armed forces, Ramiah told Defense News. “That’s something we signed and continue to work with PTDI in terms of expanding other technologies from the sustainment side.”

The two companies have previously collaborated on the Indonesian Air Force’s CN-235 twin-engine transport aircraft and CN-212 medium cargo aircraft manufactured under license by PTDI.

Leilani Chavez is an Asia correspondent for Defense News. Her reporting expertise is in East Asian politics, development projects, environmental issues and security.

更正：霍尼韦尔此前曾向《防务新闻》透露，根据与印尼PT Dirgantara Indonesia公司签署的谅解备忘录，其TPE331涡桨发动机将集成到S-70M直升机上。该公司随后联系《防务新闻》澄清，事实并非如此。

新加坡——美国公司霍尼韦尔与印尼PT Dirgantara公司签署协议，将为计划中的黑鹰直升机项目提供航空电子设备和机械产品。

上周在新加坡航展期间签署的谅解备忘录包括将霍尼韦尔公司的气象雷达系统集成到西科斯基S-70M“黑鹰”GFA型运输直升机中。PTDI公司将根据印尼国防部的生产许可证，在万隆组装这些直升机。

8月，PTDI与洛克希德·马丁公司旗下的西科斯基公司达成一项工业协议，由国防部采购黑鹰直升机。PTDI在8月份并未透露与西科斯基公司达成的协议中涉及的直升机数量，但国防部在航展期间透露，该合同涵盖24架直升机。

PTDI 与霍尼韦尔之间的协议还包括霍尼韦尔航空电子设备和机械系统的维护、修理和大修服务的本地化，以及线束组件的制造。

据霍尼韦尔亚太区国防与航天业务副总裁萨特什·拉米亚 (Sathesh Ramiah) 称，虽然直升机尚未完成，但霍尼韦尔正在与 PTDI 合作，提供技术来提升和维护飞机。

拉米亚告诉《防务新闻》，PTDI希望最大限度地缩短直升机的维护周期，并确保其满足武装部队的需求。“这是我们签署的协议，我们将继续与PTDI合作，从保障方面拓展其他技术。”

这两家公司此前曾合作为印尼空军生产 CN-235 双引擎运输机和 CN-212 中型货运飞机，其中 CN-235 和 CN-212 中型货运飞机由 PTDI 公司获得许可生产。

莱拉尼·查韦斯是《防务新闻》的亚洲记者。她的报道专长是东亚政治、发展项目、环境问题和安全。