M7 Receives Northrop Grumman Supplier Award for a Third Consecutive Year

San Antonio-TX – January 7, 2010

M7 Aerospace received a 2009 World Class Team Supplier Award from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC). The award is given to suppliers who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements and support of Northrop Grumman programs. Northrop Grumman’s Socio-Economic Business Programs (SEBP) selects the award recipients from the large number of suppliers supporting programs in all Northrop Grumman business sectors.

M7 Aerospace‘s Aerostructures Manufacturing business segment has produced sheet metal parts supporting multiple Northrop Grumman programs including the E-2C&D Advanced Hawkeye, F-18 Super Hornet, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Buck Kilgore, Vice President Aerostructures Manufacturing for M7 Aerospace received the award on behalf of the company during a luncheon sponsored by Northrop Grumman in Manhattan Beach, Calif. M7 has previously been selected to receive supplier awards by Northrop Grumman’s Socio-Economic Business Programs (SEBP) in 2007 and 2008.

M7 Aerospace’s Aerostructures Manufacturing business segment produces sheet metal, machined parts and sub assemblies for major original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in both the fixed wing and rotor wing markets. M7 Aerospace has been an approved supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation since 2004. M7 Aerospace is an integrated aerospace services company offering a full suite of aviation services through its seven business segments. M7 offers an integrated solutions approach to its government and commercial customers, crossing traditional market boundaries, both domestically and internationally.

The company’s seven integrated business segments include Aerostructures Manufacturing; Government Logistics Support Contracting; Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul; Engineering Services; Aircraft Parts and Service; Supply Chain Management, and Staffing Services.

M7 Aerospace began operations in 2003 after acquiring the assets of Fairchild Aircraft. M7 remains the OEM for the fleet of Fairchild-built Metro, Merlin, Expediter and C-26 aircraft, but has transformed itself into a leading provider of aerospace and defense services. M7 operates from its 405,000 sq. ft. facility located on 22 acres at the San Antonio International Airport and employs nearly 500 people worldwide.

To learn more about Northrop Grumman and the Socio-Economic Business Programs, you can visit the Northrop Grumman Web site at   Northrop Grumman

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