AIRCRAFT CONTRACTS WORTH $36 MILLION FOR MOOG

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AIRCRAFT CONTRACTS WORTH $36 MILLION FOR MOOG
15 January 2003 - Moog Controls

BAE SYSTEMS Controls awarded the company a $12.8 million contract for flight control actuation systems on the Indian Light Combat Aircraft. Work will be performed by Moog's Aircraft Group in East Aurora with the first hardware scheduled for delivery in 2004. The Indian Light Combat Aircraft is a new light-weight, multi-role, supersonic combat aircraft.

Moog Inc. announced today that the company has received four contracts for original equipment and repair work on military aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma awarded the company two five-year contracts for the repair, overhaul, and upgrade of certain flight control hardware on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. These orders total $14.9 million and establish Moog as the primary depot for overhaul of the F-16's Leading Edge Flap Power Drive Unit. Moog's Torrance Operations designed and built the Leading Edge Flap Drive System for the F-16 under contract to Lockheed Martin. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an all-weather, supersonic, multi-role fighter aircraft. More than 4,000 aircraft were manufactured and are operated by eighteen countries.

The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, PA awarded the company a $7.9 million contract for repair work on the wingfold transmission for the F/A-18 C/D Hornet. The F/A-18 Hornet is the Navy's front-line fighter and attack aircraft. 1,255 F/A-18's were manufactured by the Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO and are operated by seven countries. Moog's Torrance Operations designed and built both the Leading Edge Flap and the Wingfold Systems for the F/A-18. The repair work will be a joint effort by Moog's Torrance, CA and Salt Lake City, UT Operations.

Moog Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance actuation products control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles and automated industrial machinery.

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About: Moog Controls
Moog Controls started life in the UK in October 1965 as Moog Hydra-Point, based in Cheltenham, England. This new subsidiary was set up to manufacture and market the Moog Hydra-Point machines in the UK, South Africa and European common market.

Nearly 40 years later, not only does MCL manufacture a suite of products for motion control applications, they are also active in the design and development of new and innovative solutions for precision control problems. Our team of highly skilled engineers can provide project support to assist our customers in the performance of a wide variety of applications including, motion simulators for training and entertainment, industrial gas turbine controls, plastics machinery controls, heavy industry, metal forming & pressing, and commercial and military ground vehicle controls.

All Moog subsidiaries are represented by regional sales engineers backed by comprehensive product and engineering support teams. Add to this the global presence of Moog and you are ensured a competent partner to deliver and service you and your customers needs.

MCL employs over 270 people on its Tewkesbury site, accommodated in 3 buildings, producing over 21,500 servovalves per annum.

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