LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a $1 million contract from LORD Corporation to produce electronic assemblies for military and civilian helicopters. LaBarge anticipates follow-on orders.

''We are pleased to be selected by LORD as a manufacturing partner and look forward to further developing this new customer relationship. We use our expanded, state-of-the-art technology and flexible manufacturing approach to provide customers like LORD with complex electronics that perform reliably in demanding environments,'' said Craig LaBarge, chief executive officer and president.

Production on the contract at LaBarge's Tulsa, Okla., operation is expected to begin this fall and continue through December 2011.