The contract, consisting of yearly ordering intervals, is from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, Hill Air Force Base (Hill AFB).
All but the initial contract worth $2.1million will be available for procurement by the US Air Force and Foreign Military Sales.
Jim Healy, general manager, business operations, commented: “Our design takes full advantage of the available space envelope, providing a drop-in replacement for the original actuator with lower operating stresses, more modern components and manufacturing techniques that offer higher reliability. The result is an exceedingly reliable and cost-competitive actuator package.”
The product is manufactured at Meggitt’s Simi Valley, CA facility. Worldwide sales are being handled by Meggitt’s new aftermarket organisation, Customer Services & Support.
550 dual seat F-16 aircraft are in line for canopy actuator replacements over the next five years.
