European defence manufacturer agrees £4.8m supply deal

Filtronic has secured a £4.8m deal with a major European defence equipment manufacturer.

The Leeds-based company, which designs and manufactures microwave electronics products, will supply specialist high frequency transmit and receive modules for a defence related aerospace application.

The three-year agreement with the unnamed business is expected to generate revenues totalling approximately £4.8m.

Filtronic chief executive Rob Smith said: “This is Filtronic Broadband’s second major business win in the defence and aerospace sector and along with other smaller contracts, demonstrates our commitment to diversify the customer base and markets we serve, to become a major supplier of advanced communications components and sub-systems to this and other adjacent markets.”

Production is expected to start in the first half of its 2018 financial year.

The agreement provides for additional volumes should Filtronic’s customer secure follow-on project wins with its end customers.