[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications amplifiers to support the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program, the company announced Nov. 12.

Under a subcontract from General Dynamics, CPI will supply Ku-band high-power amplifiers for use in transportable terminals. The award is the first phase in a contract that carries a base year and four options years.

General Dynamics has been awarded an initial $24 million contract from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics under Increment One of the WIN-T program — formerly known as the Joint Network Node program — to provide 33 transportable terminals and two satellite communications trucks as well as other equipment and services. If all options are exercised, the contract has a total potential value of up to $721 million, and could have a total potential value of more than $50 million to CPI, the company said.