Cobham wins Ground-Penetrating Radar awards
Cobham has announced that it has been awarded orders totalling over £13 million during the first quarter of 2012, for its Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) and support solutions. The company made the announcement 16 April 2012 in a statement.
The contracts have been received from a number of NATO customers, and are due for delivery in 2012 from the Cobham Antenna Systems site in Leatherhead, UK.
Fred Cahill, VP Cobham Antenna Systems, said of the contracts, ‘Cobham has been developing GPR technologies for many years and we continue to provide leading-edge Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capabilities for the most demanding military requirements.’
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