16 July 2006 – Farnborough UK – Smiths Aerospace at Farnborough 2006 will focus on three strategic business areas which over the last five years have won more than $16 billion of future new business.

Smiths' position as a tier 1 systems integrator is supported by state of the art digital, electrical and mechanical capabilities; extensive precision engine component facilities in North America, the UK, Poland and China; and global capabilities in the aftermarket providing high performance aircraft with high performance support.

Dr. John Ferrie, President, Smiths Aerospace, said on the eve of the show, “Farnborough provides a showcase for our growing capability as a leading supplier of integrated digital, electrical and mechanical systems. Wining $16 billion of new business shows our strategy is working.”

Smiths' pavilion will highlight technologies and integrated systems for various platforms, some of which include A380, B787, C-130AMP, C-130J, 767 Tanker, F-35 JSF, A400M, Future Lynx and Apache. Smiths' breadth of capabilities in digital computing, electrical generation and distribution and then mechanical systems, address the systems requirements on airplanes and make it uniquely able to provide these technologies.

Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is a leading transatlantic aerospace systems and equipment company, with more than $2 billion sales and 11,000 employees worldwide. The company holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in digital, electrical, and mechanical systems, engine components and Systems Customer Services. www.geaviationsystems.com

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