Datapath Inc. announced Oct. 4 that it won a $181 million contract by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command to provide specialized satellite communications networks for the Joint Network Node (JNN) program.

Under the contract, Datapath will deliver more than 300 satellite transportable terminals, four unit hub satellite communications trucks, and several hundred spares kits. The equipment, along with software and additional satellite broadband and baseband systems and services, will support numerous U.S. military units. Datapath also will expand its field operations and maintenance and training personnel deployed with U.S. units using systems supporting the JNN network.

Production is planned to begin this fall with complete production in 2007. The services supplied under the contract will begin in the fourth quarter and continue into 2008.