Contract Win

21 July 2010

Cobham Awarded Contracts Valued at US $26M for U.S. Army Digital Vehicle Intercom Systems

Cobham plc ('Cobham') announces that its Cobham Defence Communications business has received further contract releases valued at U.S. $26 million from Northrop Grumman Corporation for the ongoing supply of its ROVIS (AN/VIC-3) digital vehicular intercom systems in support of U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) requirements. The intercom system provides enhanced communication and situational awareness to users of wheeled and tracked military vehicles including the mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) and the recently fielded M-ATV (MRAP All Terrain Vehicle). All deliveries will be made by the end of 2010.

 "The demand for our digital vehicle intercom systems continues to grow, with more than 140,000 systems already fielded with 22 armies around the world," said Cobham Defence Communications Vice President, Steve Collier.

About Cobham

Cobham's products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 70 years, keeping people safe, improving communications, and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of some than £1.9billion / $3 billion.

About Cobham Defence Communications

Cobham Defence Communications is a strategic business unit of Cobham's Defence Division and is a world leader in the design and supply of communication, battle management and soldier systems products which provide enhanced communications and tactical situational awareness for the warfighter. The VIS (Vehicular Intercommunication System) product line provides enhanced communication and situational awareness to users of wheeled and tracked military vehicles. Together with Northrop Grumman, Cobham formed Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms (NGCI) LLC, which was competitively selected in 2009 to provide the U.S. Army's next generation vehicular intercom system (VIS-X) which can be used in both new production and legacy vehicle platforms.

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