[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom has received satellite bandwidth, equipment and engineering support orders totaling $6.1 million under its $384 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), the company announced June 10.
    The new orders support the U.S. Army’s Force 21 Battle Command Brigade and Below-Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational awareness and control system. Comtech will provide its AVX-06 aviation transceiver, MT-2011 ground mobile transceivers, satellite network bandwidth, engineering technical support and equipment leases.
    The satellite network bandwidth order support the FBCB2-BFT program’s transition to new BFT software version 6.5 which, when fully deployed, will enable current BFT users to operate at higher data rates. Comtech said the new orders support an incremental six months of satellite network bandwidth.
The new orders bring Comtech’s total CECOM intake up to $240.5 million.

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