KARUP, Denmark, March 4, 2010 -- The Boeing Company
[NYSE: BA] today announced that it has awarded a contract valued at
nearly $1.5 million to civil defense and aerospace company Danish
Aerotech A/S to provide the Aluminum Launch Support Structure
(ALSS) for ship-based deployment of the Harpoon weapon system.
"Danish Aerotech is very proud to be awarded this contract
following a global competition with other competent companies,"
said Danish Aerotech CEO Jan Jørgensen. "Boeing is a market
leader in the civil and defense aerospace industry and an important
partner to us. We expect this contract to bring us strategic value
as we pursue future business opportunities."
The Harpoon ALSS contract delivers on opportunities for Danish
Aerotech to work with Boeing outlined in an April 2009 memorandum
of understanding (MOU) signed by the two companies. Other areas of
opportunity for Danish Aerotech identified in the MOU include the
provision of long-term logistics support for the F/A-18E/F Super
Hornet -- should the Royal Danish Air Force choose the Super Hornet
as its New Combat Aircraft -- and partnering on Performance Based
Logistics programs for long-term support of other aircraft.
"We look forward to expanding our relationship with Danish
Aerotech with this ALSS contract," said Jan Närlinge, Boeing
Northern Europe president. "Danish Aerotech already has been an
important partner to Boeing and its subcontractors through work on
the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System."
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The Harpoon weapon system provides accurate long-range guidance
for both land-strike and anti-ship missions. The Harpoon Block II
is produced at Boeing facilities in St. Charles, Mo. Boeing has
delivered more than 7,100 Harpoon missiles to the United States and
28 allied partners, including the Royal Danish Navy.
Danish Aerotech is a civil
defense and aerospace company specializing in the development,
production, installation and support of mechanical, electrical and
electronic parts and components for aircraft, helicopters, missiles
and targeting systems, as well as maintenance, modifications and
integration of aircraft, missiles and associated components.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space &
Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and
security businesses specializing in innovative and
capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and
most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in
St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion
business with 68,000 employees worldwide.
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Contact:
Amy Horton
Boeing Communications
Office: +1 314-233-4368
Mobile: +1 314-705-0283
amy.e.horton@boeing.com
Mads Lindberg
Mark, Lindberg & Partners Communications Consultant
Office: +45 70 27 71 41
Mobile: +45 30 31 71 41
mal@marklindberg.dk
Jan Jørgensen
President and CEO
Danish Aerotech A/S
Office: +45 99 62 63 00
Mobile: +45 40 27 11 99
jj@aerotech.dk