Sparton Corporation Announces Sonobuoy Contract Awards from the United States Navy

(JACKSON, MICHIGAN)-January 24, 2007-Electronics design and manufacturing service (EMS) provider, Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA) was awarded a contract for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the United States Navy. The contract is valued at approximately $13.8 Million.

The United States Navy has announced that Sparton was awarded $13.8 Million for production the Company's AN/SSQ-53F sonobuoy. The production of the sonobuoy, which will occur in the Sparton's DeLeon Springs, Florida facility, is expected to be completed by February 2009.

Headquartered in Michigan, Sparton is the only U.S.-owned designer and manufacturer of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. Sonobuoys are dropped from various airborne platforms and utilized for search and detection of submerged submarines.

Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA) now in its 107th year, provides high mix, low to medium volume electronics design and manufacturing services utilizing seven manufacturing locations encompassing over 800,000-sq. ft. In addition to strong core surface mount technology (SMT) and plated through-hole (PTH), printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and complete assembly manufacturing capabilities, Sparton offers a complete range of pre-manufacturing and post-manufacturing services. Pre-manufacturing services include product development, concurrent engineering, design for test (DFT), design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), printed circuit board design and quick-turn prototyping. Post-manufacturing services range from repair depot, direct ship, distribution management to field support.

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