Exelis wins Airbus A350 XWB composite strut contract

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Exelis (XLS) Receives Large Airbus Contract

March 11, 2015 6:22 AM EDT

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract from Airbus to produce center wing box struts for the A350-1000 aircraft. This contract marks the second award for the new Exelis STaR (Struts, Tubes and Rods) product line following the A380 award announcement last year. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016 and will continue through 2020.

Under the contract, Exelis will fabricate composite struts for the center wing box section of the A350-1000.... More