Tue, Mar 03, 2009
CH-53E Contract Valued At Approximately $3,000,000
Electronics manufacturer Orbit International announced recently
its Electronics Group has received a design and qualification
contract from a leading global prime contractor to support the
CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter upgrade program.
This design and qualification award, valued in excess of
$100,000, was received by the company's Tulip Development
Laboratory, Inc. ("TDL") subsidiary, located in Quakertown, PA.
Once the qualification testing is successfully completed,
deliveries for this upgrade program could commence as soon as 120
days after the production contract is released. Potential
production orders for this upgrade program are valued at
approximately $3 million and expected deliveries are projected to
commence at the end of 2009 and continue through 2011.
"The CH-53E Sea Stallion design and qualification display award
validates our niche marketplace capabilities, as this latest
contract is the second display award for helicopter cockpit
upgrades we have received from major prime defense electronics
contractors within the last thirty [30] business days," said David
Gutman, President and Chief Operating Officer of TDL. "Our design
approach will be a multi-functional configuration, which will allow
this display to operate as a potential replacement upgrade unit,
requiring little or no modification for new and existing aircraft
structures."
The CH-53E Sea Stallion program will require the upgrade of two
displays for each US or Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft. As a
follow-on to the CH-53D Sea Stallion, the CH-53E Sea Stallion now
includes a third engine to give the aircraft the ability to lift
the majority of the Marine Force's fleet equipment, and also
provides a dual point cargo hook system, improved main rotor
blades, and composite tail rotor blades.
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