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Hamilton Sundstrand to provide Advanced Flight Control Computers for UH-60A/L helicopters

Contact: Dan Coulom
860-305-5471

Colleen Carroll
815-262-9825

Chalet D, 14
Exhibit Stand: Hall 4, F-14
44 (0) 1252 417 490

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, United Kingdom- Europe, Jul 14, 2008

The U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command has chosen Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), to supply Advanced Flight Control Computers for the continued upgrade of Sikorsky UH-60A/L helicopters.

Product engineering and program management for the five-year agreement will be performed in Windsor Locks, Conn., with component sub-assembly and final assembly being completed at Hamilton Sundstrand's Phoenix, Ariz., facility. The contract is expected to generate $45 million in revenue for Hamilton Sundstrand.

"The U.S. military is an important customer to Hamilton Sundstrand," said Dennis Klapperich, Hamilton Sundstrand general manager, Military Customer Support and Logistics. "We are pleased to support them in their continued upgrade of UH-60A/L helicopters."

With 2007 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.