LaBarge Awarded $1.8 Million Contract from Sikorsky for Black Hawk Helicopter Program

ST. LOUIS--(Business Wire)--
LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB) has been awarded a $1.8 million contract from
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to continue to produce electronic assemblies for various
models of UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopters. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). LaBarge has supported the BLACK HAWK helicopter
program since 2005.

The LaBarge-built electronic assemblies will support the inlet barrier
filtration system, which extends the life of the BLACK HAWK engine. Production
on the contract has begun at LaBarge's Huntsville, Ark., facility and is
expected to continue through July 2010.

LaBarge, Inc. is a broad-based provider of electronics to technology-driven
companies in diverse markets. The Company provides its customers with
sophisticated electronic and electromechanical products through contract design
and manufacturing services. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations
in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The
Company's Web site may be accessed at http://www.labarge.com.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in
helicopter design, manufacture, and service. United Technologies Corp., based in
Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high-technology products and support
services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect
management's current expectations and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from such statements due to
a variety of factors that could adversely affect LaBarge, Inc.'s operating
results. These risks and factors are set forth in documents LaBarge, Inc. files
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically in the Company's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports it files from time to time.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements were
made, or as of the date of the report or document in which they are contained,
and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such information.

LaBarge, Inc.
Colleen Clements, 314-997-0800, ext. 409
colleen.clements@labarge.com

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