FMC Technologies Wins $45 Million U.S. Air Force Contract For Aircraft Ground Support Equipment

Houston - FMC Technologies announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for Trailer Mounted Air Conditioners (TMAC). The initial authorized spending is $2.2 million. Delivery of the first two test units is scheduled for 2006. The first 140 production units are expected to be delivered in 2007. The total five-year contract, which includes options for an additional 702 units, is valued at approximately $45 million.

The Trailer Mounted Air Conditioner units will provide pre-conditioned air for use during maintenance, troubleshooting and testing of military cargo aircraft avionic systems and for pre-flight cooling of the aircraft prior to mission deployment. The TMAC unit is designed to cool many of the U.S. Air Force's cargo planes such as the C-5, C-17 and C-130 aircraft.

"We are pleased to supply the U.S. Air Force's needs for the Trailer Mounted Air Conditioner program," said Charles H. Cannon Jr., Senior Vice President, FMC Technologies. "We are building on our success in supplying the Halvorsen loader, tow tractors, and deicing technology to the U.S. Air Force. This new contract supports FMC Technologies leadership in providing proven reliable ground support products, logistics and engineering support services that meet the most rigorous and demanding conditions for the U.S. Air Force."

SOURCE: FMC Technologies, Inc.