US Army orders satellite terminals
Harris has been awarded delivery orders worth $45 million for advanced satellite communication terminals for the US Army, the company announced on 20 July. The orders come under the army's Modernisation of Enterprise Terminals (MET) programme.
The company is the prime contractor for the MET contract. The contract, which was awarded in 2009, has a five-year base period and a five-year optional period for production, installation, and depot and engineering services to support the fielding of the terminals. With the latest orders, Harris has been awarded orders worth around $450 million in total.
The latest order will see the company supply more terminals, including small and large fixed X-band/Ka-band terminals and common electronics equipment, operator training as well as spares and engineering services to test and install the terminals.
Under he MET programme Harris will replace up to 80 AN/GSC-52, AN/GSC-39, AN/FSC-78 satellite terminals and other legacy terminals with new X-band/Ka-band and X-band terminals. The terminals will interface with legacy satellite systems and the new Wideband Global Satellite constellation.
Ed Zoiss, president, electronic systems, Harris, said: 'MET represents the state-of-the-art in strategic, multiband terminals, which will provide communications reach-back capability to decision makers in the US for military personnel deployed worldwide.
'The MET terminal provides the warfighter with high performance, cost effective solutions for their military satellite communications needs.'
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