MECHANIC FALLS -- Auburn Manufacturing Inc. says it's won two U.S. military contracts worth up to $7.8 million over several years.

The Mechanic Falls firm makes fabrics used for high temperature protection. The contracts call for fabrics that will be used for hot work protection during naval ship repairs.

AMI President Kathie Leonard says this is the fifth contract the company's been awarded over the last 15 years to supply more than 1.25 million yards of high-performance fabrics to the Navy, all on time and without defects. The new contracts will add another half-million yards to that total.

The contracts require that the fabrics be 100 percent American-made.