MTC Wins $5.1 Million Potential Value Contract for C-130 Aircraft Cockpit Noise Reduction
February 26 2008 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MTC Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: MTCT), an industry-recognized
provider of aircraft modernization and sustainment, professional
services, C4ISR, and logistics solutions to the Department of
Defense and national security agencies, announced today it has been
awarded a $5.1 million potential value Flexible Acquisition and
Sustainment Tool (FAST) task order to modify Air National Guard
C-130 aircraft by installing a speaker-based Active Noise
Cancellation System (ANCS) in the aircraft cockpits. MTC will
perform the program management, integration engineering and
installation work, while the cockpit ANCS components will be
provided by vendor partner, Ultra Electronics Controls of the
United Kingdom. Installation kit parts procurement and assembly
will be performed by Global Aviation Technologies of Wichita,
Kansas. The integration work will be performed by MTC's Aerospace
Integration Division in Crestview, Florida, with the installations
performed by MTC contractor field teams at Air National Guard
bases. Awarded by the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron at Robins
Air Force Base, Georgia, the task calls for a one-year basic period
of performance for non-recurring engineering and trial kit
installation. The contract contains an option for manufacture and
installation of up to twelve additional systems following the basic
period. This aircraft modernization program adapts Ultra
Electronics' UltraQuiet(TM) cabin and cockpit quieting noise
cancellation technology fielded in civilian turboprop and jet
aircraft, and follows a successful technology demonstration program
which delivered a significant reduction in the propeller noise in
the C-130 cockpit. "MTC is pleased to be selected to bring this
revolutionary technology to Air National Guard C-130 aircrews. The
significant reduction in cockpit noise, the accompanying reduction
in crew fatigue and increase in ease of communication delivered by
the ANCS will yield great benefits to the Warfighter," said Bob
Shuey, MTC Senior Vice President and Director of the Aerospace
Integration Division. "We are delighted to be partnered with an
innovative company like Ultra Electronics, and we are excited about
the possibilities of extending this technology across the C-130
fleet." MTC delivers Warfighter solutions involving systems
engineering, information technology, intelligence, and program
management services primarily to the Department of Defense. Cited
by Forbes as 16th among the "25 Fastest Growing Technology
Companies - 2006"; by Washington Technology as 55th in revenue
growth among the "Top 100" IT Federal Prime Contractors; and ranked
14th by Aviation Week & Space Technology among the "Top
Performing Companies - 2007," MTC employs approximately 2,900
people in more than 40 locations. The company was founded in 1984
and is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. For further information on
MTC, visit the website at http://www.mtctechnologies.com/.
DATASOURCE: MTC Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations
& Media: Dan Bigelow, Director, Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications, +1-937-252-9199, ; All other info:
Michael Gearhardt, Chief Financial Officer, +1-937-252-9199, , both
of MTC Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.mtctechnologies.com/
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