BreconRidge Signs Major Contract with Thales
Radar Systems Modules to be Manufactured in Ottawa
April 9, 2007 (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions Corporation
(BreconRidge), a global electronics manufacturing and design services company, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Thales Nederland B.V. (Thales) to manufacture and supply Transmit/Receive Modules and Switch Matrix Modules to Thales. These Modules form the heart of the antennae used in Thales’ Active Phase Array Radar (APAR) system. This work builds on the successful development and implementation of Canadian designed and manufactured Transmit/Receive Modules delivered to Thales under a previous contract, which were deployed on Federal German Navy F124 and Royal Netherlands Navy LCF frigates.
Complete product manufacturing will be conducted at BreconRidge’s headquarters in Ottawa, Canada and will utilize its specialized microelectronics engineers, staff and production facilities. The contract will be completed over a four year period and represents a significant order intake for the company.
Commenting on the agreement, Bruce Rodgers, President and Chief Executive Officer of BreconRidge stated: “This agreement further validates BreconRidge’s specialized design and manufacturing capabilities and positions us well as a strategic solutions provider for the Defence Industry. We are very pleased to continue providing valued services and quality products to Thales.”
“BreconRidge’s vision, specialized design capability and end-to-end services were key to their involvement on this project. BreconRidge is a long time partner and we look forward to continued success with them over the course of this exciting project,” said Frank Biemans, Vice President Naval Radar for Thales.
About BreconRidge
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, BreconRidge is a global provider of Electronics Manufacturing and design Services (EMS). With facilities located in Canada, the United States and China, BreconRidge ranks amongst the top 50 EMS companies globally. Servicing the needs of established and emerging original equipment manufacturers in the communications, defence, aero-space, and industrial market sectors, BreconRidge provides design, process and test engineering services, component sourcing, supply chain management, manufacturing, order fulfillment, and distribution services, along with after sales support, including product repair, refurbishment, and warranty tracking. BreconRidge is a member of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.
www.breconridge.com
BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions Corporation
Shaun McEwan
Tel: +1 613 886 6300
Email: shaun_mcewan@breconridge.com
About Thales
Thales is an international electronics and systems group serving defence, aerospace, security and services markets. The Group employs 70,000 people worldwide and generated revenues of 10.3 billion euros in 2006. Thales' subsidiary in the Netherlands, Thales Nederland, is one of the world’s leading companies in integrated naval systems for surveillance, weapon control and combat management.
www.thalesgroup.com
Thales Nederland B.V.
Frank van de Wiel
Tel: +31 74 24 82 951
Email: frank.vandewiel@nl.thalesgroup.com
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