Bloomfield manufacturer Kaman Corp. said it’s landed a $70 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.
Under the contract, Kaman will supply electro-mechanical munitions parts called Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF), which can be used to program targeted bombs in flight.
Deliveries are expected to begin in mid-2014, which follow-on options that could extend the deal to 2017.
Kaman said it’s been the Air Force’s sole supplier of the fuzes since 2002.
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Kaman shipped nearly 28,000 fuzes to the U.S. government buyers in its most recent fiscal year, ended Dec. 31. The reported a total JPF backlog at the time of $65.5 million.
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