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PPG Aerospace Awarded $50 Million Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter Windshields

^{Published on 2010-06-17 06:21:14 - Market Wire}
 

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--PPG Industriesa™ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agencya™s Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., to supply windshields for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and variants operated by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. allied forces.

"We are proud to continue supporting men and women in the American armed services as well as the forces of U.S. allies around the world by supplying windshields for the Black Hawk."

aAs the original supplier of windshields for the Black Hawk, we are pleased that the U.S. government continues to show confidence in our ability to supply exceptional quality transparencies that meet this helicoptera™s demanding flight requirements,a said Brent Wright, PPG Aerospace global business manager for military transparencies. aWe are proud to continue supporting men and women in the American armed services as well as the forces of U.S. allies around the world by supplying windshields for the Black Hawk.a

PPG has produced heated glass windshields for the Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter and its variants since the programa™s inception in the 1970s, according to Preston Nesselrotte, PPG Aerospace senior account manager for military transparency sales. The windshields are made at PPGa™s Huntsville aircraft transparency facility for original-equipment and replacement applications.

aThese windshields have delivered highly reliable performance in harsh operating environments around the globe,a Nesselrotte said.

PPG Aerospace is the aerospace products and services business of PPG Industries. PPG Aerospace a" Transparencies is the worlda™s largest supplier of aircraft windshields, windows and canopies. PPG Aerospace a" PRC-DeSoto is the leading global producer and distributor of aerospace coatings, sealants, and packaging and application systems.

About PPG

PPG Industriesa™ vision is to continue to be the worlda™s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2009 were $12.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit [ www.ppg.com ].