WIMBORNE MINSTER (dpa-AFX) - Cobham plc (COB.L) said it won a five year base contract extension worth 165 million pounds by the UK MoD for essential operational readiness training, with an anticipated value of about 200 million pounds through to 2019.
Accordingly, the contract builds on a 25 year partnership with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, using Cobham's extensive understanding of front-line needs and technology know-how to provide training to service personnel operating platforms including the Eurofighter Typhoon and Type 45 Destroyer.
Cobham added that a number of the MoD's overseas detachments are also supported in regions such as North America and the Middle East.
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