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The contracts renew existing agreements and cover the supply of complex castings used on a number of legacy and new engine programs.
The metallic honeycomb is manufactured using materials suitable for higher temperatures and offers advantages in weight savings and acoustic attenuation.
In addition to F-15, F-16, and F-18 castings for Collins legacy programs, the extended LTA also encompasses the supply of castings to support F-35 Lightning II, KC-46, Airbus A320neo, Boeing 787 and 777X programs.
The horizontal tail assemblies produced at Magellan's facility in Winnipeg, MB, will be used on the Conventional Takeoff and Landing variant of the F-35. The company hopes eventually to produce more than 1,000 ship sets.
The CH-53K achieved initial operating capability in 2022 and is on track to deploy to the fleet in 2024. The Marine Corps plans to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit detachment in fiscal year 2024.
The milestone has been reached eight years after the first delivery, but production is now at full rate and Magellan hopes these are just the first of up to 1,000 ship-sets over the program lifetime.