Like veins of a leaf, Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace products can join in highly efficient, smoothly functioning systems. It's an effective way to win customers. Sikorsky further solidified its military and civilian aftermarket capabilities by acquiring Milwaukee- based Derco Holding Ltd. in April. The addition of Derco, which generates $200 million in annual revenue and has 1,200 customers in 66 countries, added a major new business to Sikorsky’s Worldwide Customer Service operation, alongside Helicopter Support Inc. (HSI) and Sikorsky Support Services Inc. HSI in 2002 signed multi-year distribution agreements with Honeywell and General Electric Aircraft Engines, enabling the company to stock, service and sell additional helicopter products to governments and civil operators. In February, Sikorsky moved closer toward establishing its first equity joint venture in the  People’s Republic of China. The company and its prospective partners, Shanghai Little Eagle  Science & Technology Company Ltd. and the Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, decided on the type of helicopter they will build for the Chinese civil market once the joint venture is completed in 2003 and operating as the Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company Ltd. Sikorsky closed out the year by winning two U.S. Army contracts potentially worth $586 million over five years to supply helicopter parts and support services. The company is now within striking 20 united technologies corporation Hamilton Sundstrand [ systems ]