Cobham Limited

Cobham Limited is a British aerospace manufacturing company based in Bournemouth, England. Founded by Sir Alan Cobham as Flight Refuelling Limited (FRL) in 1934, the company has since grown and diversified into various markets through its acquisitions.

During 1994, the firm was formally renamed Cobham plc; by this point, the company had in excess of 10,000 employees and had operations in North America, Europe, Malaysia and South Africa. In January 2020, the company was acquired by Americanprivate equity firmAdvent International for £4 billion, and Cobham Mission Systems, its aerial refuelling wing, was sold to Eaton in June 2021 for $2.83 billion.