[SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), a manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has been awarded an authorization to proceed (ATP) to provide switches, filters, and multiplexers for a commercial communications satellite.

The ATP, valued at US$1.8 million, is expected to lead to a full contract valued in excess of US$7 million. The Company expects to complete work on the contract by the end of fiscal 2011 at its facility in Cambridge, Ontario. The contract represents the fourth satellite order resulting from an agreement first announced in January, 2010, under which COM DEV provided the customer with pricing terms for equipment on four satellites.