Local Aerospace Firm Lands Contract
Ducommun Inc., the Carson-based aerospace contractor, said today that its Gardena subsidiary, Ducommun AeroStructures, was awarded a long-term contract to make titanium blade erosion caps that provide protection for blades on the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter.
The contract, valued at about $23 million, will last through 2010.
The contract was awarded by Boeing Philadelphia, which manufactures new and refurbished CH-47 Chinook Helicopters for all branches of the U.S. Defense Department.
All work will be performed in Gardena.