GE Aviation enables manufacturing and industrialisation for Saudi Arabian aerospace industry

GE Aviation successfully completed its first transfer of avionics manufacture and support capability to the Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) in Saudi Arabia for the T-165 Hawk. Mission critical avionics assemblies are being produced locally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by AEC for use on BAE Systems Hawk T-165 Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft. The production of the assemblies, which are integral to the Multi-Functional Displays found in each Hawk cockpit, also represents the first time Saudi assemblies have been fitted to an aircraft in production in the UK. GE works closely with BAE Systems on both the Hawk and Typhoon programmes. In both cases industrialization is now a typical customer requirement. The ability of GE to leverage local capability and form strong relationships is a key enabler for future success in the export market.