Sikorsky Aircraft settles failure-to-test FCA suit involving Black Hawk helicopters

Sikorsky Aircraft Company will pay $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to test armor plated inserts used in Black Hawk helicopters manufactured for the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut said that from 1992 until 2006, the ballistic panels were not tested to ensure that they had been manufactured according to government requirements.