Ceradyne awarded Air Force contract
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 31 Oct 2005 20:59
Ceradyne, Inc. has received an order totaling approximately $17.8 million for its lightweight ceramic armor systems for use by the U.S. Air Force.
The order was placed by the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP), which is part of the Defense Logistics Agency. Shipments are expected to commence in January 2006 and be completed by September 2006.
"Ceradyne has been working with DSCP for over five years and we are very pleased that this additional order was placed with us by that procurement agency,” says Joel Moskowitz, Ceradyne chief executive officer. “We anticipate that there will be continuing orders for this type of lightweight ceramic armor system products."
Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications.
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