Local Kitchener based Magellan Aerospace has recently been awarded U.S. fighter jets contract.
The contracts involves building machined wing tie bars for both the leading edge flap installation and aft engine thrust mounts on the F-35 Lightening II aircraft, a new generation of U.S. fighter jets.
The new contracts won by Magellan Aerospace were announced at the Paris Air Show, and totals $60 million. The Magellan Aerospace work will be performed at company's Chicopee Manufacturing division, and work should continue between 2009 and 2015.
Magellan Aerospace is a great example of the type of industries that Kitchener has to offer its residents.
