Flight International online news 13:00GMT: Ultra Electronics has won a contract to provide a range of cockpit equipment for the second tranche of 236 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
The contract is worth over £14 million ($25 million) and deliveries will be made over the next five years. Cheltenham, UK-based Ultra will provide BAE Systems with the hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) controls, the undercarriage selector switch and a range of cockpit switches and indicators that are suitable for use when wearing night vision goggles.
Ultra says the value of its equipment fitted to each Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft exceeds £200k. In addition to the equipment detailed above, the company supplies the landing gear control electronics and its HiPPAG airborne compressor for cooling the seekers of the aircraft’s missiles. Ultra says it expects that contracts for these other items for the second tranche of aircraft will be received over the next 12 months.
Ultra’s Electrics business designs and manufactures a range of high integrity cockpit systems and components for civil and military aircraft applications. Products include electronic systems, pilot’s controls, control and warning panels, switches, indicators, lighting solutions and high integrity harness systems.
Source: Flight International
