Cobham plc Cobham Awarded $31 Million U.S. Navy Contract (6487U)
07 January 2013 - 6:00PM
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Cobham plc
07 January 2013
7 January 2013
Cobham Awarded $31 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Additional Low
Band Transmitters
LANSDALE, Pennsylvania - Cobham has been awarded a $31.7 million
contract from the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to
manufacture the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group for
Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft.
The contract funds the sixth full-rate production lot, and includes
the first instalment of two-part procurement for a Foreign Military
Sale (FMS) to undisclosed customers.
This award brings the total number of production orders to 314
of 337 required transmitters and, to date, 230 transmitters have
been delivered.
The AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG),
developed by Cobham Defence Electronics, has been in production
since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships,
and ground troops by disrupting enemy radar and communications. It
is flown on US Navy EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G aircraft and Marine
Corps EA-6B aircraft, and has been used in combat operations.
This award continues a long tradition of Cobham support to the
Navy's mission success in harm's way. Cobham's support to the Navy
extends beyond Airborne Electronic Warfare. The Low Band
Transmitter complements other ALQ-99 work, as well as the Next
Generation Jammer, the Next Generation Airborne Electronic Attack
study, and the fleet's Integrated Topside (InTop) and Surface
Electronic Warfare Improvement Programme (SEWIP).
About Cobham
Cobham specialises in meeting the demand for data, connectivity
and bandwidth in defence, security and commercial environments.
Offering a technically diverse and innovative range of technologies
and services, the Group protects lives and livelihoods, responding
to customer needs with agility that differentiates it. The most
important thing we build is trust. Employing more than 10,000
people on five continents, the Group has customers and partners in
over 100 countries.
About Cobham Defence Electronics
Cobham Defence Electronics designs and manufactures active
microwave components, assemblies and subsystems for the aerospace
and defence industries, and is the leading supplier of many
microwave products. Defence Electronics specialises in RF and
microwave front ends for radar, phased arrays, communication and
electronic warfare systems, providing components, integrated
assemblies and subsystems for military aircraft, ground vehicles,
missiles, space launch vehicles and satellites. Cobham Defence
Electronics components and subsystems are at the heart of many of
the world's prominent military platforms, such as Lockheed Martin
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and a host of strategic and
tactical munitions.
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Contacts:
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Greg Caires Julian Wais
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greg.caires@cobham.com julian.wais@cobham.com
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