Rockford has been awarded a £4.5m contract by BAE Systems, Global Combat Systems (Weapons), to supply 998 Sets of Control Boxes, Switch Boxes and Cable Harnesses for use on the M777 Hydraulic Power Assist Kit (HyPAK).

The award of the contract comes after two years of design and development involving both companies to produce a reliable and cost effective upgrade to the M777 Platform used by the US DoD.