Astronics (ATRO) Wins $1.2M Order from Boeing (BA)

November 3, 2008 2:07 PM EST

Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO) announced today that it received a $1.2 million order from Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, a unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), to develop and produce an anti-collision light kit for the T-45 Goshawk Naval Training Aircraft. Boeing has delivered more than 200 T-45 Goshawk's.

Designed using LED technology as its illumination source, the cutting-edge anti-collision light will replace rotating beacon lights currently mounted on the fuselage and provide a significant improvement in performance and reliability. Astronics' aircraft navigational lighting products are designed to withstand the extreme shock and vibration common to the rugged environment of military aircraft.

Development of the product is scheduled to be completed in January 2009 with product shipments to span a one-year period beginning in June 2009.

Astronics Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies electrical power generation, in-flight control, control and distribution systems, and lighting systems and components for the aerospace industry.


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