LaBarge selected by Parker Aerospace to provide electronic assemblies for military and commercial aircraft

LaBarge, Inc. announced today that Parker Aerospace's Electronic Systems Division has selected the Company as a manufacturing partner providing printed circuit card assemblies for a variety of aircraft programs. The Company estimates the value of the award at approximately $5 million a year.

The LaBarge-built printed circuit card assemblies will be used for a variety of military and commercial aircraft programs including the Boeing C-17 military transport aircraft, the Airbus A350 passenger airliner and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter). Production is taking place at LaBarge's Tulsa, Okla., facility.

"We are proud LaBarge has been selected by Parker as a manufacturing partner and look forward to developing this new customer relationship. Recent capital investments at our Tulsa operation give us the state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing flexibility to meet our customer's unique requirements for high-performance printed circuit card assemblies," said Craig LaBarge, chief executive officer and president.