Smiths Receives Eurofighter Tranche 2 Orders Worth $180m.LE BOURGET Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.6 km. (6.6 miles) from the center of Paris. A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. , France -- Smiths Aerospace recently received orders for Eurofighter Tranche Tranche One of several related securities offered at the same time. Tranches from the same offering usually have different risk, reward, and/or maturity characteristics. tranche A class of bonds. 2 equipment worth more than $180 million (GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 100 million). Smiths is one of the largest suppliers to the programme outside of the partner companies, providing avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , utilities, engine components and hydraulic systems Noun 1. hydraulic system - a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube . Delivery for the 236 Tranche 2 aircraft will begin in 2005. The total Eurofighter programme is worth more than $1 billion to Smiths Group. "Eurofighter is a significant programme for Smiths. We are providing the latest technologies including aircraft displays and equipment, along with the industry's first direct voice input system," commented John Ferrie, President, Smiths Aerospace. Smiths Aerospace provides the following equipment for Eurofighter:
-- Multi-function head down display -- In-flight refuelling probe
-- Right-hand glareshield -- External fuel tanks
-- Mission data loader / recorder -- Flight control actuators
-- Bulk storage device -- Combustion chamber outer case
-- Direct voice input module -- Auxiliary mounted accessory
drive gearbox
-- Fuel computer and smart probes -- Electrical connectors
Smiths Aerospace is a leading transatlantic aerospace equipment and systems company, with more than 10,000 employees and $2 billion sales worldwide. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group plc, holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in digital computing computing - computer , electrical power, mechanical systems, engine components and customer services. www.smiths-aerospace.com Jennifer Villarreal, Communications Manager 3290 Patterson Ave. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991 T. 616 241 8643 -- M. 616 617 7755 jennifer.villarreal@smiths-aerospace.com Heather Cox, Director/ VP of Communications 765 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8DS T. 44 20 8457 8336 -- M. 44 771 350 5560 heather.cox@smiths-group.com |
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