LaBarge Awarded $12 M for MESA Radar System

(St. Louis, May 12, 2008) -- LaBarge, Inc. (AMEX: LB) has been awarded a $12 million contract by Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to provide electronic subsystems for its MESA (Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array) radar system.

The MESA radar is an advanced airborne surveillance radar system used in military aircraft with airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platforms. Currently flying in the next-generation 737-700 series aircraft produced by The Boeing Company, the lightweight radar is mounted atop the fuselage, has a long detection range with a 360-degree electronic scan that can simultaneously track air and sea targets, covering the entire operational area with an integrated identification friend or foe (IFF) mode. The MESA radar allows the AEW&C aircraft to operate farther back from the battle lines while it detects and tracks targets in high threat areas.

Source : LaBarge Inc.

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