The upgrade deal builds on a previously announced NATO contracts awarded to Globecomm totaling approximately $61.3 million to design and install a GPS FTS, bringing the combined contract value to approximately $65.8 million. The FTS aims to provide NATO with high levels of tracking data and messaging traffic and to identify where its personnel are located at all times, identify other multi-national forces and have the ability to do so in routine and operational situations. 

Globecomm Vice President Paul Knudsen said the capability is critical in assisting with the identification of friendly forces and helps prevent fratricide or “blue-on-blue” incidents.

“Globecomm has been providing this important service to this customer for more than 5 years,” said Knudsen. “This upgrade is required to allow the system to handle additional communications traffic as well as replace equipment that has reached its’ end of serviceable life. Globecomm is pleased to continue to support this customer in providing these critical services.”