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TTM to Provide PCBs and PCB Assemblies for Military Thermal Weapon Systems Program
June 25, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
TTM Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received a contract valued in excess of $8.0 million from BAE Systems for PCBs and PCB assemblies used in the Thermal Weapons Systems Program. The Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) is an advanced next-generation family of thermal sights for light, medium and heavy weapon applications and enables individual and crew-served weapons gunners to see deep into the battlefield, increasing their surveillance and target acquisition range.
The contract for the first full-rate production and deliveries began in April of 2008 and will extend over a 12 month period. Work will be performed in TTM's Stafford Springs, Connecticut; Santa Clara, California; and Stafford, Connecticut facilities.
Kent Alder, President and CEO of TTM, noted, "We are pleased that BAE Systems has awarded TTM this contract for our highly technical PCBs and PCB assemblies, which will contribute to current and future infantry armament. We continue to see strength in the aerospace/defense business and this contract award provides further validation of our strategy to broaden our end customer base."
About TTM Technologies, Inc.
TTM Technologies, Inc. is North America's largest printed circuit board manufacturer, focusing on quick-turn and technologically advanced PCBs and the backplane and sub-system assembly business. TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how the company's time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. Additional information can be found at www.ttmtech.com.