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Capability Booklet - Cobham plc

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<strong>Cobham</strong> in the News<br />

In June 2010 <strong>Cobham</strong> appeared at Number 35 on the US based<br />

Defense News Top 100 Defense Companies list, up from 43 in<br />

2009.<br />

In June 2010 <strong>Cobham</strong>’s Technical Services business arm<br />

was a finalist in the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert<br />

Award, bestowed for examples of engineering that have<br />

achieved commercial success while also providing benefit<br />

to the community. The award process recognised <strong>Cobham</strong>’s<br />

development of the Minehound mine detector, which<br />

streamlines mine clearing operations by drastically reducing<br />

false alarms.<br />

<strong>Cobham</strong>’s Minehound mine detection unit was a finalist in the Royal Academy of Engineering<br />

MacRobert Award in 2010.<br />

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