Comtech unit in U.S. Army deal worth up to $80M
Melville-based Comtech Communications Corp. has won a $38-million contract for a small U.S. Navy spacecraft that will map the stars. Credit: Handout
Melville-based Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said Monday that one of its units has a new U.S. Army contract to provide support for a satellite-fed battlefield command system.
The contract has a one-year initial term, and if the Army uses its option to renew for two more years, the deal could be worth as much as $80.7 million in revenue, the company said.
The electronic battlefield control system, known as Blue Force Tracking, reduces the possibility of friendly fire casualties.
Maryland-based Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. will provide "engineering services, program management and satellite network operations on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis, and hardware, including options for mobile satellite transceivers," the company said.
The contract period began Sunday and will end on March 31, 2013, with two 12-month option periods.
Comtech Mobile Datacom, of Germantown, Md., specializes in satellite-based data communications; and location and messaging services.
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