US defence service company Aeronautical Systems has brought the UK's Air Transport Avionics (ATA) into its $6 million contract to support Boeing/BAE Systems AV-8 Harriers for the Spanish Navy.
The deal, signed at the show, will see ATA providing repair and overhaul services for various avionics and communications equipment in the AV-8s.
Source: Flight Daily News
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