DTN News: Canada Awards Harris C$273 Million CF-18 Contract....NSI News Source Info # 1130

DTN News: Canada Awards Harris C$273 Million CF-18 Contract....NSI News Source Info # 1130
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 18, 2010: Canada has awarded Harris Corp a nine-year C$273 million ($270.3 million) contract to help service its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets, the communications and information technology company said on Sunday.
The Florida-based company said the contract is for a six-year period plus three additional option years.
Harris said its Canadian unit will provide repair and overhaul, engineering support, program management, life cycle support and obsolescence and material management services to support the avionics systems on the jets.
Separately, the Canadian government said over 40 full-time positions will be maintained in Calgary, Alberta on an annual basis for the length of the contract.