Layoffs Start At Sikorsky In Stratford: Report

STRATFORD, CT — Layoffs recently started at Sikorsky’s Stratford plant as part of parent company Lockheed Martin’s plan to cut 800 jobs in its rotary and mission systems division, according to New HavenBiz.com.

NewHavenBiz reports it wasn’t known specifically how many employees were laid off, and that the layoffs involved salaried workers and no unionized jobs were cut.

Officials said Lockheed Martin’s layoffs were expected to be accomplished through a mix of transfers, attrition, and a “limited number” of job cuts, the Connecticut Post previously reported.

In addition to the Stratford cuts, Lockheed Martin is planning on laying off about 175 people in Maryland next month, according to the Post.

Sikorsky is awaiting the outcome of its protest of the U.S. Army’s decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft contract.

Sikorsky lost out on the U.S. Army’s contract to build the replacement aircraft for its Black Hawk helicopters.

The U.S. Army announced in December that it awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Texas-based Bell Textron, Incorporated.

Read more about the layoffs at NewHavenBiz.com here and the Connecticut Post here.

See also: What Sikorsky's Helicopter Contract Loss Could Mean For CT Economy