CPI awarded MALE UAV antenna contract
Communications & Power Industries' (CPI) Malibu Division has been awarded a $3.5 million contract to supply advanced antenna products for a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV platform. The customer and end-platform involved in the contract have not been named.
The multi-year production contract will see CPI supply dual-axis Ku-band ground and airborne data links to support long-range ISR missions for a NATO country.
Advanced data link antennas and ground data terminals form part of the ISR systems of a UAV. Data link systems transmit data and images from the UAV to the ground-based mission control and relay command and control data from ground-based warfighters to the UAV.
CPI Malibu Division currently provides ground and airborne data terminals for a number of UAV platforms worldwide.
Steve Lonngren, president of Malibu Division, CPI, said: 'CPI Malibu Division has been working with leading UAV manufacturers, the US military and allied militaries for many years, providing reliable, mission-critical advanced antenna products to protect personnel and assets.
'Our advanced antenna products have been proven in the field, enabling domestic and foreign customers to rely on CPI Malibu Division as a dependable partner for their ISR needs. This contract with a valued foreign customer extends our global footprint, and we are honoured to have been awarded it.'
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