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January 16th, 2013

KVH... Armor Gets Dead Reckoning (Navigation)


[SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has received two new orders for its...

...TACNAV tactical navigation systems for use by an international military customer in an armored vehicle application. Together, the orders are valued at more than $7.2 million. Shipments for these orders are expected to begin late in 2013 and continue through 2015.

KVH's TACNAV military vehicle navigation systems provide unjammable, precision navigation, heading, and pointing data for vehicle drivers, crews, and commanders. TACNAV can also serve as a source of heading and position for situational awareness. The TACNAV systems ordered today are KVH’s TACNAV II fiber optic gyro navigation systems, which feature a compact design, continuous heading and pointing data output, and a flexible architecture and provide extremely accurate dead reckoning navigation regardless of GPS availability. TACNAV systems are currently in use by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as many allied customers including Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Switzerland, and Italy.