[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has been awarded approximately $12 million in follow-on orders from General Dynamics Satcom Technologies in fiscal 2008 to support Increment One of the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program, CPI announced May 27.
    In 2007, General Dynamics selected CPI to supply Ku-band, high-power satellite communications (satcom) amplifiers for its specialized satcom earth terminals for the WIN-T program. In April, CPI was awarded approximately $8.6 million to provide additional Ku-band amplifiers to support the WIN-T program. CPI has previously received approximately $3.3 million in awards from General Dynamics in fiscal 2008 to support the WIN-T program and estimates that the program could have a total potential value of more than $50 million to CPI over a period of four years.
    Under the most recent follow-on award, CPI will provide General Dynamics with Ku-band traveling-wave tube amplifiers for use in approximately 200 General Dynamics Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs). Each STT will be outfitted with multiple CPI Ku-band amplifiers that combine a high-efficiency helix traveling-wave tube with a compact, lightweight outdoor amplifier. Work on this contract will be performed at CPI’s Microwave Power Products Division and Satcom Division.