April 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Ducommun Inc. (NYSE: DCO) said that its Ducommun Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, a supplier of F/A-18 cockpit display products, has received the second installment of a multi-phased contract from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).

The contract is for the retrofit of the Caution Light Panels on the F/A-18 fighter aircraft, as part of the U.S. Navy Caution Panel Warning System Upgrade Initiative.

The goal of the fleet upgrade is to enhance ambient pressure early warning systems affecting the safety of F/A-18 crew. Deliveries on the initial order supporting current F/A-18 production as well as the upgrade of more than 300 aircraft were completed in July 2009.

The new follow-on order supports upgrades for additional F/A-18 aircraft with deliveries scheduled through December 2010.

California-based Ducommun provides engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry. The company is a supplier of components and assemblies for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and missile and space programs.

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