11th Oct 2007 07:00
Cobham PLC11 October 2007 #22311 October 2007 COBHAM SELECTED BY BOEING FOR KC-767 ADVANCED TANKER TEAM Cobham plc ('Cobham') announces that a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) has beensigned between its US subsidiary, Sargent Fletcher Inc, of El Monte, Californiaand Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, St Louis to provide the composite BodyFuel Tank System for the KC-767 Advanced Tanker. The MOA was issued by The Boeing Company to Sargent Fletcher Inc, part ofCobham's Air Refuelling and Auxiliary Mission Equipment Division, in support ofthe USAF Tanker KC-X proposal. Allan Cook, Cobham Chief Executive said:"I am delighted to announce this important development in strengthening our longterm relationship with Boeing on their bid for the USAF KC-X programme. Whicheverplatform is selected, we will have a substantial programme position." -ENDS- ENQUIRIESCobham plcAllan Cook, Chief Executive +44 (0)1202 882020Warren Tucker, Group Financial Director +44 (0)1202 882020Julian Wais, Director of Investor Relations +44 (0)1202 857998Julian Hellebrand, Group Director of Communications +44 (0)1202 857651 Weber Shandwick FinancialSusan Ellis/Louise Robson +44 (0)20 7067 0700 NOTESCobham plc is an international company engaged in the development, delivery andsupport of advanced aerospace and defence systems for land, sea and airplatforms. The company has five technology divisions and one in the servicesector that collectively specialise in the provision of components, subsystemsand services that keep people safe, improve communications and enhance theperformance of aerospace and defence platforms. The Cobham Air Refuelling & Auxiliary Mission Equipment Division provides anose-to-tail refuelling capability, from tactical tanking for helicopters,buddy-buddy and special operations to strategic tanking for deployment andsustainment of fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The division also specialises inwing-tip to wing-tip mission systems for fast jets and rotorcraft, includingexternal fuel tanks, missile launchers, pneumatic and pyrotechnic bomb ejection,defensive aid chaff and flare systems, pneumatic multi-store carriers and aerialtargets. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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