Comtech secures $30mn Troposcatter contract to support US Army communications
Ken Peterman of Comtech
Comtech has secured a [$30 million (€26.69 million)] contract from Fairwinds Technologies, LLC to provide Comtech’s next-generation Troposcatter Family of Systems (FOS) in support of US Army tactical communications. Under this contract, Comtech will provide its software-defined Troposcatter FOS to enhance US Army beyond-line-of-site (BLOS) communications capabilities across all domains.
As Troposcatter communications systems have been deployed worldwide, Comtech’s FOS can be integrated with other communications systems to provide the US Army with integrated, resilient, and flexible network architectures that can be used to enhance the situational awareness picture in nearly every environment.
“This award further demonstrates Comtech’s global leadership in turnkey Troposcatter communications technologies as well as the value of our battle-proven FOS, which can deliver robust, high capacity BLOS capabilities when and where they matter most,” says Ken Peterman, president and CEO, Comtech. “Through this award, we believe Comtech will become the leading provider of next-generation Troposcatter systems for the US Army.”
Comtech’s portfolio of defense and security technologies, including its next-generation Troposcatter FOS, are designed to deliver the integrated communications capabilities needed to enhance combined joint all domain command and control (CJADC2) operations. Comtech has experience in developing and deploying customised, interoperable and resilient communications systems and services for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as coalition forces.
Comtech’s Troposcatter FOS are squarely positioned to support military operations, disaster response situations, emergency communications restoration events, and other government and commercial applications. With software defined technologies embedded at the core, Comtech’s Troposcatter systems can continuously evolve over time to meet emerging government and commercial use cases as well as support future smart-enabled networks across a variety of global markets and geographies.
Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, Fairwinds Technologies designs and integrates communications, networking, and information technology solutions to serve defense and civilian agencies around the world.
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