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Comtech gets Blue Force order
MELVILLE, N.Y., (UPI) -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said it has received a $22.2 Million Blue Force Tracking Order from the Army.
It said Thursday the order, under its existing IDIQ contract with the Army's Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), is for Model MT-2011 Mobile Satellite Ground Transceivers and AVX-06(203) Aviation Transceivers to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below -- Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational awareness and control system.
"We are extremely pleased to receive this new order from our Blue Force Tracking customer, and believe it continues to demonstrate the critical role our satellite transceivers play in this important program," said Fred Kornberg, president and CEO Comtech.
"With the anticipated transition of BFT to the next-generation BFT-2 solution, we believe that our unique ability to seamlessly enable this transition provides important value to the BFT program by eliminating the risk of network disruption while minimizing the costs of operating two different networks during a challenging budget environment."
Blue Force tracking, which uses GPS capabilities, is a system by which commanders and forces receive information on the location of friendly and hostile forces.
MELVILLE, N.Y., (UPI) -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said it has received a $22.2 Million Blue Force Tracking Order from the Army.
It said Thursday the order, under its existing IDIQ contract with the Army's Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), is for Model MT-2011 Mobile Satellite Ground Transceivers and AVX-06(203) Aviation Transceivers to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below -- Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational awareness and control system.
"We are extremely pleased to receive this new order from our Blue Force Tracking customer, and believe it continues to demonstrate the critical role our satellite transceivers play in this important program," said Fred Kornberg, president and CEO Comtech.
"With the anticipated transition of BFT to the next-generation BFT-2 solution, we believe that our unique ability to seamlessly enable this transition provides important value to the BFT program by eliminating the risk of network disruption while minimizing the costs of operating two different networks during a challenging budget environment."
Blue Force tracking, which uses GPS capabilities, is a system by which commanders and forces receive information on the location of friendly and hostile forces.
