LaBarge Awarded $2.4 Million Contract from Sikorsky for BLACK HAWK Helicopter Program

October 20, 2009 7:00 AM EDT

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB) has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to continue producing wiring harnesses for the UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopter. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). LaBarge has manufactured wiring harnesses and electronic assemblies for the BLACK HAWK helicopter program since 2005. Earlier this month, the Company announced a separate contract valued at $1.8 million to provide Sikorsky with electronic assemblies for the helicopter's inlet barrier filtration system.

This contract extends LaBarge's production of wiring harnesses for the UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopter at the Company's Joplin, Mo., facility through September 2011.

Designed and manufactured by Sikorsky, the BLACK HAWK helicopter is the U.S. Army's primary utility tactical transport helicopter, which is capable of a variety of missions from combat assault and peacekeeping to disaster relief and medical evacuation. The BLACK HAWK helicopter is equipped with advanced avionics and electronics systems, and is part of the Army's long-term effort to modernize its medium-lift helicopter fleet.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture, and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high-technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

LaBarge, Inc. is a broad-based provider of electronics to technology-driven companies in diverse markets. The Company provides its customers with sophisticated electronic and electromechanical products through contract design and manufacturing services. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The Company's Web site may be accessed at http://www.labarge.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management's current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect LaBarge, Inc.'s operating results. These risks and factors are set forth in documents LaBarge, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports it files from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements were made, or as of the date of the report or document in which they are contained, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such information.

    Source: LaBarge, Inc

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