Royal Saudi Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems

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Royal Saudi Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110

Airborne Reconnaissance Systems

PR Newswire

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 10, 2012

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina

,

July 10, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich

Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its

advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Saudi Air

Force F-15S Modernization Program. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract

calls for Goodrich to provide 10 dual-band reconnaissance pods from its

Westford, Mass.

facility and five fixed, transportable and mobile ground

exploitation stations from its Malvern, UK facility. The program also includes

extensive training and logistics support.

Saudi Arabia

is the 10th country to select Goodrich's DB-110 system.

Andrew Chrostowski, vice president of Goodrich's ISR Systems business said,

"This is an important selection by the Royal Saudi Air Force for our DB-110

reconnaissance system for their F-15 aircraft. It is the first F-15 program for the

DB-110 and will certify our system for operation on that platform."

Goodrich's DB-110 digital, real-time, tactical reconnaissance system captures

images day and night using electro-optical/infrared sensor technology. Images

can then be transmitted in real-time to analysts on the ground as well as

viewed on the cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and re-

task based on opportunities revealed during the mission.

Goodrich Corporation, a

Fortune

500 company, is a leading global supplier of

systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. Serving a global

customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities,

Goodrich is one of the largest aerospace companies in the world. For more

information visit http://www.goodrich.com.