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Cobham plc is a British manufacturing company based in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. According to Defense News it is the 51st largest defense firm in world, and 5th largest in the UK, based on 2013 revenue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 100 for 2014 )〕 ==History== Cobham was founded as Flight Refuelling Limited (FRL) at RAF Ford in Sussex by Sir Alan Cobham in 1934. It moved to Tarrant Rushton in Dorset in 1947.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tarrant Rushton - The Secret Airfield )〕 It developed the 'probe and drogue' method of air-to-air refuelling in 1949 and Michael Cobham took over the leadership of the business from his father in 1969.〔 In September 1997 it acquired ML Aviation for £37 million, which had taken over Nash & Thompson, a major competitor, the previous year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Aero History ).〕 In early 2008 Cobham purchased S-TEC Corporation, maker of general aviation autopilots for $38 million, and in February 2008 Cobham bought the sensor and antenna systems division of BAE Systems for $240 million. Then in June 2008 Cobham acquired Sparta Inc., a US defence business, for $416 million (it was renamed Cobham Analytic Solutions).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Cobham to purchase Sparta for $416m )〕 In September 2008 Cobham completed the purchase of the radio frequency components business of M/A-COM for $425 million. In April 2009 Cobham agreed to purchase ''Argotek Inc.'', a provider of high-end information assurance services to the United States Intelligence Community, for $36 million. Then in June 2009 a Cobham – Northrop Grumman 50–50 joint venture won the US Army's US$2.4 billion competition to supply Vehicular Intercom Systems. In October 2011 Cobham Analytic Solutions was sold for $350 million to the privately owned Parsons Corporation. In June 2012 Cobham acquired Danish satellite communications company Thrane & Thrane A/S, making it the core of Cobham's new SATCOM strategic business unit (SBU), to include SeaTel marine, TracStar land and Omnipless airborne SATCOM product lines. Then in May 2013 Cobham acquired antenna systems business, Axell Wireless. In July 2013 Cobham bought out FB Heliservices joint venture partner Bristow Helicopters. In April 2014, Cobham sold Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corporation to Genesys Aerosystems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cobham Sells S-Tec and Chelton Flight Systems )〕 In May 2014, Cobham acquired wireless communications company, Aeroflex Holding Corporation for $1.46 billion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cobham plc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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