19th Jan 2005 07:00
Cobham PLC19 January 2005 19 January 2005 CHELTON ORDER UPDATE Chelton has been selected by Boeing (Long Beach) to supply communications anddata link antennas for the avionics modernisation programme for the C130. Thevalue of this work will be around US$18m over the next 10 years and will coverstandard and Special Operations configurations. Following acceptance testing of their Satcom Antennas on Gulfstream G450 andG550 aircraft on 18 October 2004, in December the Chelton HGA-6000 High GainSatcom antenna was selected by Gulfstream for factory installation on newproduction aircraft. The agreement extends for five years and is worthapproximately US$9.5m. Finally, Chelton has been selected to supply mINCANS Interference CancellationSystems and communication antennas to the US Army. The initial two contractshave a combined value of US$1m. Interference Cancellation is a requirementwhere data link or speech systems are operated in a jamming or high interferenceenvironment in order to maintain signal integrity, and are key to successfulNetwork Centric communications. Chelton's new interference and cancellationsystems (mINCANS) are a fraction of the size of previous systems (INCANS) whichwere deployed at sea and in fixed ground installations. NOTES TO EDITORChelton, the Cobham Avionics group, has an extensive global presence withfacilities extending into Europe, North America and South Africa. It is one ofthe world's leading designers and suppliers of antennas, aircraft communicationand navigation equipment, microwave sub-systems, radomes and compositestructures for the aerospace, defence, homeland security, search and rescue andcommunications markets. ENQUIRIESCobham plcAllan CookChief Executive Telephone +44 (0) 1202 882 020 Warren TuckerGroup Financial Director Telephone +44 (0) 1202 882 020 College HillMatthew Smallwood Telephone +44 (0) 207 457 2020 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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