Comtech Xicom Receives $3.8 Million Order for High Efficiency Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers for Military Applications
Santa Clara, Calif., January 29, 2015--Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., has received a US$ 3.8 million follow-on order from a U.S.-based system integrator for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (“TWTAs”). These TWTAs are for a major U.S. Army Satellite Communications program for transportable satellite communications (“SATCOM”) systems providing voice, data, video conferencing, internet and high resolution video connectivity for deployed military forces.
The TWTAs ordered for this challenging Army application are part of Comtech Xicom Technology’s industry-leading high efficiency TWTA product line and represent the best technology industry has to offer. The units are small and lightweight enough to be mounted directly at the feed of medium-sized antennas and are designed to operate over -40°C to +60°C. They also incorporate upconversion from L-band for 1-2 GHz input operation and SNMP-based Ethernet monitor and control interfaces.
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a world leader in high-power amplifiers, manufactures a wide variety of tube-based and solid-state power amplifiers for military and commercial satellite uplink applications. The product range encompasses power levels from 8 W to 3 kW, with frequency coverage in sub-bands within the 2 GHz to 45 GHz spectrum. Amplifiers are available for fixed and ground-based, ship-board, and airborne mobile applications. For more information go to: www.xicomtech.com
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