Fokker Elmo SASMOS Interconnection Systems Limited (FE-SIL), a joint venture between GKN Aerospace and SASMOS HET Technologies Limited, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Saab to manufacture the electrical interconnection systems (EWIS) for the aft section of the Boeing-Saab T-7A trainer aircraft.

Under the multi-year contract, FE-SIL will deliver the wiring systems for the aft fuselage of the jet that will train fighter and bomber pilots. The first EWIS ship-set is scheduled for delivery in 2022 from FE-SIL's Centre of Excellence for Aircraft Harnesses in Bangalore, India.

Michiel van der Maat, Vice President of GKN Aerospace Defense says: "We are very proud of the expansion of our business relationship with Saab. Thanks to the FE-SIL team's continued commitment to quality, on-time delivery and customer focus, we have now been selected for the EWIS aft-section wiring on this exciting new Boeing-Saab platform."