MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army announced it has awarded a follow-on contract to Florida-based Comtech Systems Inc. for additional AN/TRC-170 modem upgrade kits.
Comtech Systems is a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. that specializes in over-the-horizon microwave, line-of-sight microwave and satellite technologies. Under a $4.9 million U. S. Army common hardware software-3 contract, Comtech Systems will provide the modem upgrade kits that U.S. Army officials say will upgrade their AN/ TRC-170 troposcatter terminals to 16 megabits per second.
Additionally the modems will "include automatic power control, which allows for lower transmitted power when communication channel conditions permit, reducing the risk of unfriendly intercept and interference with other communications," the release said.
Officials say the upgraded terminals enable a reduction on the dependence of satellite communications in areas of conflict by offering operators the ability to select data rates from 2 MB/s to 16 MB/s.
"We are extremely pleased by this award from the U.S. Army for additional modem upgrade kits," Fred Kornberg, Comtech Telecommunications president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. "Once again our industry-leading and field-proven troposcatter modem technology was the key to success in receiving this award."
