Wichita’s Integra Technologies receives $20.7 million defense contract
Wichita company Integra Technologies received a new $20.7 million contract for defense work that will help keep around 250 people employed at the Wichita facility.
The Department of Defense F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office awarded the contract to the business. It supports procuring components for the F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display Systems, helping to prevent delays to flight operations for operational F-35s. In addition, the contract work will help prevent interruptions to the Joint Strike Fighter Program’s future production schedule, providing cost savings to the F-35 program, according to Integra Technologies.
“With the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter contract secured and over 290 active aerospace and defense customers, Integra’s 250 Wichita employee-owners are working at full capacity to meet customer demands,” the company said in the statement.
“Integra Technologies remains in a strong position during the COVID-19 pandemic with no employment reductions, salary reductions or reduction in regular business hours.”
The defense contract will help ensure the company can continue without layoffs for workers, said Brett Robinson, president and CEO of Integra Technologies.
The F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with information such as airspeed, heading, altitude, targeting information and warnings. The System is projected on the helmet’s visor, rather than on a traditional Heads-up Display. It’s meant to reduce the pilot’s workload and increases responsiveness.
“Integra’s ability to provide critical support to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is an example of the strength and resilience of the Wichita workforce,” said Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., in a statement.
“I want to thank Senator Moran for playing a key role on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to fund the development and procurement of the current F-35s that are currently flying and the thousands we expect to be built in the future,” Robinson said in a statement.
Integra Technologies is a semiconductor die prep, assembly, test and qualification facility based in Wichita.
