[SatNews] More equipment and support is now forthcoming to the U.S. Army...

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has received $16.1 million of new orders from the U.S. Army to continue to provide satellite communications equipment, engineering support, training and maintenance for the U.S. Army. The orders are initially funded at $5.0 million and will be funded up to a total of $16.1 million if the options are fully exercised through July 2012. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) is funding these procurements through the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle, which has been extended to July 27, 2012 with all deliveries required to be completed by August 28, 2012. In addition, TCS has received $3.2 million of additional incremental funding under previously announced orders. This brings the total of WWSS orders for the period August 26-September 30, 2011 to more than $78 million.