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Navy Deals $8 Million To Ultra To Equip Canadian CF-18s With HiPPAGs

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Friday, April 9th, 2010

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Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems recently won a U.S. Navy contract worth over $8 million to supply its High Pressure Pure Air Generators (HiPPAG) airborne compressors for Canadian CF-18 aircraft. "The Canadian Air Force was looking for a highly-reliable system to support heat-seeking missiles during demanding airborne applications, while reducing their logistics footprint," Andy Yates, managing director of Ultra's Precision Air Systems, told sister publication Defense Daily recently during a telephone interview. "HiPPAG is proven in service and conflict, and…

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