TCS Receives Additional Army Funds for X-band VSAT Routers
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) received an additional $6.8 million of funding from the U.S. Army to provide additional Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) X-band VSAT Satellite Systems.
The order, under the Army’s SNAP program, includes options for about 1,500 terminals and supporting equipment to be deployed in various sizes and configurations over the next few years, along with up to 30 field support personnel.
The combined award is part of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command order, announced in August 2008, with a potential value of $232 million, and brings TCS’ total funding for this project up to $55.9 million.
ViaSat Awarded $21 Million Military Low-Volume Terminal Order
ViaSat won a delivery order worth about $21 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals from U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego.
The Lot 10 order includes low-volume terminal variants for F/A-18+, E/A-18G aircraft and MH-60R/S and CH-53K helicopters as well as terminal variants for Canada, Germany and various U.S. Army and Air Force applications.
Delivery of the units is expected to begin in July and continue through the end of the year.
MIDS aims to provide improved situational awareness in combat for U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and other U.S. defense partners by gathering information into a digital view of the battlefield.
VSDAcquires Television Direct to Sailors Program
VSD and SES Americom subsidiary Americom Government Services (AGS) completed negotiations to transition programming responsibilities for the Television Direct to Sailors (TV-DTS) terminal program from AGS to VSD.
The formal transition expands and strengthens VDS’ strategic alliance with Orbit Communication Systems to provide satellite communications and telecommunications offerings for antenna systems sales, parts support and technical engineering services, VDS said.
TV-DTS aims to provide welfare and morale of merchant marine personnel at sea through access to Armed Forces Radio and Television broadcast service.
Wavestream Receives Ka-band Amplifier Order from General Dynamics
Wavestream Corp. received orders totaling more than $50 million from General Dynamics for products from Wavestream’s family of Ka-band SSPAs for the U.S. Army’s new satellite transportable terminals.
The product being delivered to General Dynamics is a 50-Watt Ka-band SSPA with integrated BUC, which is part of a family of Ka-band products by Wavestream that includes 12-watt and 25-watt models. To date, Wavestream has delivered more than 600 Ka-band SSPAs to General Dynamics.
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