County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of “advanced RF solutions” for the space, aerospace and defence and telecoms infrastructure markets, said it received an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) for £7 million from “a major European defence prime, for the supply of high-performance active components for the next phase of a long-standing electronic sensor programme for a defence project.”

Filtronic said: “The ATP authorises Filtronic to commence work on the project, ahead of purchase order conversion in Q1 2026. The total value of the contract is expected to be £11m, for a two-year programme.

“Production will take place at Filtronic’s new secure, automated microelectronics facility in Sedgefield, supporting efficient, high-volume manufacture of complex RF modules for mission-critical defence applications.”

Filtronic CEO Nat Edington said: “This latest win deepens our engagement with a key European defence customer and strengthens Filtronic’s position in the defence sector, a growing market for the Group.

“As we invest in capability and capacity, Filtronic is increasingly well positioned to support long-term demand for advanced RF solutions in the defence market.”