Héroux-Devtek wins order to manufacture complete landing gear shipsets for Hawk aircraft

Héroux-Devtek, an international manufacturer of aerospace products, has signed a contract with UK-based BAE Systems for the production of complete landing gear shipsets for the Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will manufacture and assemble complete landing gear replacement shipsets and hydraulic actuators to be delivered to BAE Systems. The shipsets will be installed on the fleet of an export Hawk customer as part of their planned aircraft maintenance program. These new replacement shipsets will help allow that customer to significantly extend the service life of the aircraft. The value of the contract is estimated at approximately US$11.0m, based on current exchange rates. Deliveries are expected to begin in early calendar 2018 and extend through approximately mid-calendar 2019.