[Satellite Today 12-11-08] DataPath has received a $3.6 million order from the U.S. Army to continue resets, repairs and upgrades to its Satellite Transportable Terminals (STT) used in the U.S. Army’s Joint Network Node (JNN) and Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) programs, DataPath announced Dec. 11.
    Work under the delivery order includes resets and repairs to terminals returning from the battlefield, as well as upgrades that include hardware and system reconfiguration for Ka-band operation on the wideband global satcom system. DataPath engineers and field technical experts will perform the work at DataPath’s facilities as well as at various Army locations.
    The U.S. Army awarded the delivery order through the Worldwide Satellite Systems contract. This funding is from exercised options on a September 2007 delivery order and the four-year agreement with the Army that has a potential value of up to $270 million. Since then, DataPath has received approximately $73 million in funding for upgrades to JNN/WIN-T satellite communications terminals under this delivery order.