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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