Sikorsky added 1,000 workers in 2020. The company’s new president promises more jobs this year at the Stratford helicopter manufacturer. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant
The new president of Sikorsky Aircraft is settling in just after the helicopter manufacturer doubled its pace of hiring in 2020 and he’s promising to keep it up this year.
Paul Lemmo, who took the top job Jan. 4, is leading Sikorsky, a subsidiary of defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp., as it rides a wave of strong, though not rising, military spending in response to threats in Asia. The Stratford manufacturer is designing and building three critical helicopter programs.
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced a $479 million contract for the manufacture of the final five of 23 presidential helicopters assigned to the Marine Corps.
The Stratford, Conn.-based subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp. is under contract to manufacture 23 VH-92A presidential helicopters. Sikorsky says it’s on schedule to deliver the next generation helicopter later this year.