Further information on Cobham Defense Eletronic System’s buy of BAE unit

The C4ISR Journal has more detail on the purchase of BAE’s Pennsylvania based surveillance and attack unit. Cobham has been buying other companies as it builds up its capabilities and revenue. See the article here.

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BAE Systems Agrees to Sell Their Surveillance and Attack Business

BAE Systems sold their Surveillance and Attack system development group located in Lansdale, PA to Cobham Defense Electronic Systems Corporation. See the Press Release here. This moves the corporation away from subsystem development and into being a primary developer and integrator of total systems. The work being done there was part of their Electronic and Integrated Solutions group, which “designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of electronic systems and subsystems for military and commercial applications.” Their web page here.

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U.S. Army and Navy Sign Five Year Production Contract with Sikorsky for UH-60 Aircraft

The US Army awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC) a five year contract for the production of UH-60 utility helicopters. The UH-60 is the primary transport aircraft in service with the US Army. It also operates off of US Navy ships in a variety of roles such as logistic support and anti-submarine warfare. The contract is for over 500 aircraft and has a potential value of over 11 Billion dollars. See the SAC Press Release.

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