L-3 Communications Awarded $24 Million Army Block 1 Phoenix Program

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The PHOENIX System will replace the Army's aging fleet of more than 150 Ground Mobile Forces (GMF) Tactical Satellite Communication Systems. It will provide the warfighter with higher bandwidth satellite communications. The award also includes spares, training & maintenance, and a cost plus portion to develop Quad Band Capability for Block II.

New York - Sep 16, 2003
L-3 Communications has announced that its Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) division has been awarded $24 million for the building, testing, certification and delivery of eight High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Block 1 Extended Capacity Vehicle (ECV) mounted Tri-Band Satellite Communications Systems for the Block 1 Phoenix Program.

The award includes six option years, which could increase the total contract potential to over $285 million. The U.S. Army's Project Manager, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T), Ft. Monmouth, NJ is the contracting agency.

"This program will heighten the Army's level of long haul and 'over the horizon' networked communications as well as strengthening L-3 CS-West's position as a leader in the Tactical Satellite Communications community," said L-3 CS West vice president Wayne McPherson. "This program has been the culmination of a long effort to provide the Army with a seamless communications network and ease of information dissemination supporting multiple networks."

L-3 CS-West, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the pre-eminent supplier of wide band data links and mobile SHF and Ku-band airborne satellite terminals for military applications in the world. L-3 CS-West has over 40 years experience in providing robust, mobile microwave, satellite terminals and wide band data links for airborne platforms including both manned and unmanned platforms, operating in a variety of environments.

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First Ground Tests For Latest Milstar

Redondo Beach - Aug 26, 2003
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received the first test terminal for the Department of Defense's next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) satellite system from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory.

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