Cobham has been awarded a five-year base contract extension worth 165m pounds by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for essential operational readiness training.
The group said that the contract, which has an anticipated value of £200m through to 2019, builds on a 25-year partnership with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, using Cobham's understanding of front-line needs and technology know-how to provide training to service personnel operating platforms such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and Type 45 Destroyer.
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