20 December 2004

Smiths Aerospace Receives Supplier of the Year Award
Smiths Aerospace (LSE: SMIN) has been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Integrated Systems sector as a 2004 Supplier of the Year for its work on the B-2 data entry panel program. Smiths has been a Northrop Grumman supplier for more

15 November 2004

US101 flies with Smiths new large area cockpit display suite
15 November 2004 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Team US101 successfully completed the first flight of the US101 medium-lift helicopter equipped with the new Smiths Aerospace SDS-5000 large area cockpit display system. Team US101, led by Lockheed Martin, sele

10 November 2004

Smiths instrument system selected for ERJ145
10 November 2004 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Embraer has selected the Smiths Aerospace integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) for the ERJ145 Harbin/Embraer variant aircraft to be built in China. Production deliveries with ISIS are scheduled to commenc

9 November 2004

Smiths Aerospace appoints Catherine Gridley to lead Customer Services
9 November 2004 – Clearwater, Florida – Smiths Aerospace today appoints Catherine Gridley as the President of the company’s Customer Services business. Cathie is responsible for this business, serving more than 1,400 customers in 140 countries. Customer

8 November 2004

Smiths Aerospace appoints Oliver Towers to lead strategy efforts
8 November 2004 – London – Smiths Aerospace announces the appointment of Dr. Oliver Towers as the Vice President, Strategy. Oliver is responsible for strategic planning, including market forecasting and analysis. He is based at the London office and repor

1 November 2004

Smiths expands Aircraft Engine Facility in China
Smiths Aerospace is pleased to announce the phase two construction of its aircraft engine components manufacturing facility in Suzhou, Jiang Su province, China. Phase two will double Smiths existing 67,000 sq. ft. facility bringing the total to 134,000 s

28 October 2004

Duke of York visits Smiths in International Trade and Investment role
Smiths Aerospace is delighted to welcome His Royal Highness, The Duke of York to their Bishops Cleeve facility in Cheltenham today on behalf of his International Trade & Investment programme. The Duke of York is committed to helping British business to co

19 October 2004

Smiths Group acquires US aerospace company for $110 million
Smiths Group announced today that it is acquiring Integrated Aerospace Inc., a privately owned, California-based supplier of specialist landing gear systems, for $110m (£61m).

8 October 2004

Boeing, U.S. Navy and Industry Team Successfully Complete MMA Design Review
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8, 2004 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737 Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program passed a critical milestone on Sept. 30 with the successful completion of an in-depth three-day System Requirements Review (SRR) by the U.S. Navy.

4 October 2004

Smiths Aerospace & Naverus Collaborate to Improve Navigational Data Integrity
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and SEATTLE, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Smiths Aerospace, a global leader in avionics solutions for builders and operators of aircraft, has expanded its relationship with Naverus, a Seattle company formed by top experts in advanced naviga

28 September 2004

28 Companies Form Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
Best of Industry to collaborate on Enabling Network Centricity

20 July 2004

Smiths to provide Thrust Reverser Actuation for Power Optimised Aircraft
20 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK - Smiths Aerospace has been selected by Hurel-Hispano to provide the next generation Electro-Mechanical Thrust Reverser Actuation and the Power Drive Unit for the power optimised aircraft (POA) Thrust Reverser Actuation. The

19 July 2004

Smiths Aerospace receives Embraer Supplier of the Year Award
19 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK - Smiths Aerospace recently received the Embraer supplier of the year award in the mechanical category. The award is in recognition of the supplier base dedication and competence to improve the efficiency of Embraer’s aircr

19 July 2004

Smiths awarded Y8-F600 display system contract
19 July 2004 – Farnborough UK - Smiths Aerospace has been selected by China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) and Shaanxi Aircraft Company (SAC) to provide the integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) for the re-engined Y8-F6

19 July 2004

Smiths selected for Northrop Grumman J-UCAS vehicle systems
19 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK - Smiths Aerospace has recently been awarded a number of contracts for systems on the Northrop Grumman X-47B J-UCAS (Joint Unmanned Combat Air System). Deliveries from Smiths will commence the 4th quarter of 2004.

19 July 2004

Engine Components businesses adopt Smiths Aerospace name
19 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK – Smiths Aerospace announces today the name change for 9 of their engine components businesses to Smiths Aerospace Components. Smiths is the world leader in providing flash-welded and cold-rolled rings, precision machining,

19 July 2004

Smiths delivers A380 landing gear actuation systems
19 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK - Smiths Aerospace announces the delivery of the A380 landing gear extension and retraction system flight test hardware to Airbus France. The system includes both the mechanical engineering and electronic control of the lan

19 July 2004

Wind tunnel tests continue to affirm Smiths innovative drogue stabilization technology
19 July 2004 – Farnborough, UK – Smiths Aerospace is progressing with validation of their innovative hose and drogue stabilisation technology for autonomous aerial refuelling through a series of tests, the latest of which were successfully completed last

19 July 2004

Smiths selected for T-50
19 July 2004 – Farnborough UK - Smiths Aerospace has recently been awarded a number of contracts for systems on the T-50 Golden Eagle Advanced & Lead-in Fighter Trainer aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the Republic of Korea Air Force (RO

7 July 2004

Smiths Aerospace and Argo-Tech provide fuel system for X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems
Grand Rapids, MI – 7 July 2004 - The team of Smiths Aerospace and Argo-Tech have been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Integrated Systems to provide the design engineering, analysis, components and support for the X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air

16 June 2004

Smiths wins Boeing 7E7 Landing Gear Actuation and High Lift Systems
16 June 2004 - London – Smiths Aerospace, a division of Smiths Group plc, has been selected by The Boeing Company to supply the landing gear and high lift actuation systems for the 7E7 aircraft in total contract values in excess of $1.6 billion. The first

15 June 2004

Dr. John Ferrie receives the Queen’s Birthday Honours CBE
15 June 2004 – London, England – Smiths Aerospace is pleased to announce that Dr. John Ferrie, Group Managing Director has received the Civil Order of the British Empire (CBE) for service to the defence and aerospace industry in the Queen’s Honours List 2

14 June 2004

Boeing Team Wins $3.89 Billion Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Program
The U.S. Navy has awarded the Boeing [NYSE: BA]-led industry team a $3.89 billion contract to build the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). The total program acquisition value is estimated at about $20 billion for 108 aircraft.

29 April 2004

Smiths opens aerospace components facility in Suzhou
29 April 2004 – Suzhou, China - Smiths Aerospace today opens the first phase of its new 130,000 sq. ft. aerospace components manufacturing facility in Suzhou, Jiang Su province, China. The facility will initially manufacture precision-machined aircraft e

24 March 2004

Successful UH-60 Flight Tests for Smiths: Smiths Ground Proximity and Voice Messaging successful on UH-60, CH-53
March 24, 2004 – Grand Rapids, MI - Smiths Aerospace and the Israeli Air Force successfully concluded flight testing of an integrated Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) and Voice Message Unit (VMU) on an Israeli UH-60 helicopter. The system developmen

24 March 2004

Smiths introduces innovative autonomous refuelling technology to the UK
March 24, 2004 – London, England - Smiths Aerospace has recently filed a patent in the UK for a new autonomous aerial refuelling technology. Smiths is advancing the technology on the 767 Tanker Transport by developing autonomous aerial refuelling capabil

15 March 2004

Smiths Group acquires US aerospace business for $102 million
Smiths Group is extending its aerospace business activities in specialist aircraft engine component fabrication with the acquisition of Dynamic Gunver Technologies (DGT).

23 February 2004

Smiths display system selected for KT-1 trainer
February 23, 2004 – Singapore – Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) have selected the Smiths Aerospace integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) for the KT-1 Turbo Prop Trainer. Production deliveries are scheduled to commence in 2004 and KAI are now focus

23 February 2004

Smiths Aerospace at Asian Aerospace 2004
23 February 2004 - Singapore – Smiths Aerospace will highlight the technology key to recent wins in open systems architecture and common core systems at Asian Aerospace this year. In addition to these major programmes for the Boeing 7E7, C-130 AMP and 767

23 February 2004

Cessna selects Smiths actuation control for Mustang
23 February 2004 – Singapore – Smiths Aerospace has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide the rudder and aileron trim tab actuators for the Citation Mustang 510. Cessna has taken orders for more than 200 Citation Mustangs. The first production aircr

10 February 2004

Boeing Selects Smiths for 7E7 Computing
10 February 2004 - Smiths Aerospace has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide the highly advanced Common Core System (CCS) for the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner.

26 January 2004

Katzorke leads Smiths Aerospace Supply Chain Management
London, England - Smiths Aerospace announces the appointment of Michael Katzorke as Vice President of Supply Chain Management. He is based in the United States. Michael reports to Dr. John Ferrie, Group Managing Director of Smiths Aerospace. He is respo

20 January 2004

Smiths achieves successful F-35 electrical power management system review: Manufacturing begins supporting more-electric architecture
Cheltenham, England – Smiths Aerospace recently achieved successful critical design review status and has now entered manufacturing for the system supporting the F-35 more-electric architecture. The F-35 electrical power management system CDR took place a

14 January 2004

Smiths Aerospace earns Boeing Gold Certification
Grand Rapids, MI - Smiths Aerospace in Grand Rapids, Michigan has recently attained an overall Gold Level Certification from The Boeing Company Supplier Management & Procurement organization.