DataPath Wins $181-M Contract from U.S. Army for Joint Network Node Program

DULUTH, Ga., Oct. 5, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J. has awarded DataPath, Inc. a $181 million firm-fixed-price prime contract to provide specialized satellite communications networks for the Joint Network Node (JNN) program.

The contract, the largest in DataPath’s 10-year history, includes satellite communications earth terminals, software and additional satellite broadband and baseband systems and services to support numerous U.S. military units.

DataPath said it expects to begin production for the JNN contract in the fourth quarter of 2006 and complete production in 2007, with much of the work taking place in 2007. The services supplied under this contract will begin in the fourth quarter of 2006 and continue into 2008.

Under the contract, DataPath will deliver more than 300 Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs), four Unit Hub Satellite Communications trucks, and several hundred spares kits. DataPath’s Integrated Logistics Support team will also continue to expand its field operations and maintenance and training personnel deployed with U.S. units using STTs and other DataPath systems that support the JNN network.

STTs are versions of satellite earth terminals marketed by the company as DataPath ET 3000 Portables. The DataPath 3000 is a compact, portable satellite earth terminal that enables secure and robust voice, video and data communications, regardless of how remote or extreme the environment. Unit Hub Satellite Communications trucks, marketed by DataPath as the DataPath DKET 4530Ku Mobile, serve as the hub of the JNN program and allow battlefield commanders to establish communications outposts in remote locations. 

The company also announced that it expects annual revenue for the year ended Dec. 31, 2006 to be in the range of $280 to $295 million.

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