[SatNews] Follow-ons are always a super adjunct to an original contract...

COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for a military communications satellite.  Valued in excess of US$5 million, the contract is a follow-on order for an additional flight set of equipment on a satellite program for which the Company is an incumbent supplier.  COM DEV USA will be providing filters, diplexers, ferrite devices and switches for the satellite.  Work on the contract will be carried out at the Company's facility in El Segundo, California with completion expected by the end of fiscal 2012. "When COM DEV entered the US military satellite communications market in 2008, our stated intention was to be the tier two supplier of choice for a full range of passive microwave devices into that market.  Being the incumbent on a number of continuing MILSATCOM programs has given us the opportunity to demonstrate ourselves as an outstanding supply chain partner to the prime contractors in this market," said Dan White, president of COM DEV USA. "More importantly, our performance on these programs has resulted in continuing contract awards, and we are grateful for the confidence our customer continues to show in us."