Comtech wins $30 million contract for next-gen Troposcatter systems
Comtech will provide its software-defined Troposcatter FoS to enhance US Army BLoS communications capabilities across all domains, (Photo: Comtech)
Comtech has secured a $30 million contract to provide its next-generation Troposcatter Family of Systems (FoS) to Fairwinds Technologies, enhancing US Army tactical communications capabilities and JADC2 operations.
Comtech will supply the US Army with systems from its next-generation Troposcatter Family of Systems (FoS) under a $30 million contract from Fairwinds Technologies. The deal will see Comtech will provide software-defined Troposcatter FoS to enhance US Army BLoS communications capabilities across all domains.
Daniel Gizinski, chief strategy officer at Comtech said the company had ‘started on this contract and deliveries are expected to begin during Comtech’s 2024 fiscal year’.
‘Through this award, we believe Comtech will become the leading provider of next-generation Troposcatter systems for the US Army.’
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The company did not disclose specific equipment to be provided but its systems are already in use with the US DoD and other militaries worldwide.
‘Comtech’s next generation Troposcatter FoS include the company’s full portfolio of Troposcatter systems, which includes MTTS, COMET, and other next generation Comtech systems. The COMET provides the flexibility to deploy to a Troposcatter capability from airline-checkable transit cases, while larger systems such as the MTTS afford fixed sites reliable, long-distance communications.’
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