ST. LOUIS – LaBarge Inc. has received a $3.2 million contract from Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, to continue to produce electronic assemblies for the H-1 Upgrade Program for helicopters used by the U.S. Marine Corps.

This program currently calls for 280 upgraded utility or attack aircraft: 100 UH-1Ys and 180 AH-1Zs. 

LaBarge expects to produce the box-level electronic assemblies at its Huntsville, AK, facility beginning in January, continuing through July 2010.

The company has supported the H-1 Upgrade Program since 2004.