ASDWire distribution date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:56:00 GMT +0100

Ultra Electronics-TCS awarded HCLOS radio contract

Ultra Electronics - Tactical Communication Systems is awarded a contract amendment valued at US $19,000,000 for the supply of its AN/GRC-245 HCLOS radios and associated equipment for a major communications modernization program with the US Army.

Montreal, June 2, 2008 --[ASDWire]-- Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems Division (Ultra-TCS) announces the award of contract modifications valued at more than US$19,000,000 through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, for the continued supply of its AN/GRC-245 HCLOS radio and associated kits for a major program with the U.S. Army under contact no. DAAB07-98-C-F505. “Our AN/GRC-245 HCLOS radio continues to perform in very demanding circumstances. We are pleased to support our Customers who count on the HCLOS radio to carry mission-critical information” states Alan Barker, president of Ultra-TCS.

The AN/GRC-245 HCLOS radio is a state-of-the-art Software Defined Radio (SDR) using the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) open framework. The HCLOS radio is software-upgradeable to 34Mb/s full-duplex capacity, “Our Customers want the assurance that their radios deliver the capacity they need. The HCLOS radio delivers its full capacity throughout the entire link planning range.” states Claudio Lucente, Director of Marketing at Ultra-TCS. Ultra-TCS has already delivered thousands of HCLOS radios to North American and International customers, many of which are operating in the most demanding battlefield conditions. Many thousands more HCLOS radios are on order.

About Ultra Electronics
Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing, and supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems and products for defense, security and aerospace applications worldwide. Ultra Electronics, which employs 3,500 people in the UK and North America, focuses on high integrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an emphasis on integrated information technology solutions. The Group concentrates on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products and technologies being market leaders in their field.

About Ultra – Tactical Communication Systems
Ultra-TCS is one of more than 20 companies within the Ultra Electronics Group. It has been delivering tactical radios for more than 30 years and has fielded more than 30,000 radios over its history, making Ultra-TCS the premier global supplier of high-reliability, re-deployable, high-capacity tactical radios. Through its Telemus subsidiary, Ultra-TCS also manufactures and supplies a suite of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

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