28th Jan 2009 07:00
28 January 2009
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COBHAM SECURES US$26M SMALL DIAMETER BOMB CARRIAGE ORDER
Cobham's Mission Systems Division has been awarded a Lot 5 production contract worth US$26.5m by The Boeing Company to supply BRU-61/A carriage systems for the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB).
The BRU-61/A is a pneumatic multi store carriage system designed for carriage and release of Boeing's SDB which has been in service since 2006 on the F-15E. To date Cobham has supplied over 500 carriages in support of worldwide operations, with deliveries for Lot 5 commencing in late 2009 and completing in 2010.
The carriage system provides combat aircraft with the capacity to carry four SDB precision guided munitions on each aircraft weapon station, thus significantly increasing the aircraft's weapon carriage capability per sortie. The carriage is capable of carrying and pneumatically ejecting SDB munitions at up to and including supersonic speeds from fighter, bomber, or unmanned aircraft.
Cobham plc Chief Executive Officer Allan Cook said:
"We are very pleased to receive another order for SDB carriages following continued investment in a system that is designed to carry multiple stores and pneumatically eject munitions at supersonic speeds. We look forward to continuing the development of our relationship with Boeing and the opportunity to bring the SDB capability to the F-22A and F-35 platforms."
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1. Cobham plc is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defence systems for land, sea and air platforms. The Company specialises in the provision of components, sub-systems and services that keep people safe, improve communications and enhance the capability of aerospace and defence platforms.
2. Cobham's Mission Systems Division is the world market leader for air-to-air refuelling, providing fourth generation 'nose to tail' solutions from the cockpit of the donor aircraft to the tail of the receiver platform. More than 1,000 systems have been delivered for buddy-buddy refuelling, tactical and strategic tanking for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, with UAV development well advanced. The Division also has a 'wingtip to wingtip' capability providing a comprehensive range of weapons carriage and release equipment including missile launchers, cryogenic cooling for missile seekers, pneumatic missile fin actuation and wing store carriers, bomb ejection, defensive aids, chaff and flare systems.
The Division also specialises in safety and survival systems including oxygen systems for aviators and astronauts, crew restraints, flotation gear, emergency beacons, crew and cargo release mechanisms.
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