Cobham Receives Defense Logistics Agency Contract

20 August 2010

Cobham Receives Defense Logistics Agency Contract for Aftermarket Life Support Systems

DAVENPORT, IA-Cobham Life Support has been awarded a maximum $18 million, one-year contract to provide crew-breathing regulator overhaul kits by Defense Logistics Agency on a contract written by Defense Supply Center - Richmond. This award is the base year of a 5-year long term agreement with the Air Force. Funding for the option years will be allocated annually.

The kits provide critical parts to the Air Logistics Center for overhauling crew breathing regulators bringing them to like-new condition.

"This contract will facilitate a smooth, continuous supply of parts to ensure the U.S. Air Force maintains a high level of mission capable aircraft," said Kelly Coffield, president of Cobham Life Support. "Cobham is committed to supporting our customers and aftermarket sustainment of our products."

Cobham is the world leader for service and support of military crew breathing regulators with high reliability to lower product life cycle costs. Cobham Life Support, formerly called Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc, has been manufacturing oxygen breathing systems for aircraft since the 1950s. All work will be performed in Davenport, Iowa.

About Cobham

Cobham's products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 75 years, keeping people safe, improving communications, and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing some 12,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of some £1.9bn / US$3 billion.

About Cobham Life Support

Cobham Life Support is a world leader in life support and personal survival equipment for use under extreme conditions including oxygen systems for aviators and astronauts, crew restraints, flotation gear, emergency beacons and crew and cargo release systems.

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