GEC-MARCONI Avionics Support division, has won a £40 million ($62 million) contract from British Aerospace, covering the augmented logistic support of new avionics being installed in Royal Air Force Tornados.
BAe was recently awarded the support contract for RAF Tornado GR4s by the UK Ministry of Defence, following the mid-life update of GR1s to the GR4 standard. The initial contract is valid until 2003.
Meanwhile, GEC-Marconi Sensors has won a £7 million contract from the Helicopters division of the Boeing Defense and Space Group, for the supply of communications equipment for RAF Boeing Chinooks.
The Boeing order consists of radio transceivers, tactical air-navigation units and automatic direction finders.
Source: Flight International
