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Esterline Receives $10.9 Million Defense Contract for New Switch Technology
November 5, 2002 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Bellevue, Wash. -- Esterline Technologies has secured a 12-month, $10.9 million contract to produce state-of-the-art master vehicle blackout switches for one of the largest suppliers of weapons parts to the United States military, the Defense Supply Center Columbus, a branch of the Defense Logistics Agency.
Production will be completed at Esterline's Advanced Input Devices subsidiary in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
The long-anticipated order elevates Advanced Input, known primarily for designing and manufacturing keyboards and input devices for original equipment manufacturers in the medical and electronics industry, to the growing defense arena.
The new blackout switches are a much-anticipated feature for military vehicles. The current switch was designed in the 1950s and is impossible to see in the dark without a flashlight. The new device, which is ruggedized for maximum fault tolerance, helps military vehicles run undetected in the dark.
The initial award by Defense Supply Center Columbus will begin the process of retrofitting a large number of fielded US Army vehicles, including light, medium and heavy trucks, earth moving equipment and various tracked vehicles. Advanced Input has also been awarded contracts for the switch from original equipment manufacturers for new production applications.
Esterline is a leading specialty manufacturer of highly engineered products serving aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.esterline.com.