DataPath Will Provide Hardware Kits Required to Operate and Maintain Battlefield SATCOM Terminals Used in the JNN/WIN-T Program
Duluth, Ga. – Oct. 13, 2008 – DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, has been awarded two delivery orders totaling $4.8 million by the U.S. Army for spare electronics and other equipment used to operate and maintain hundreds of DataPath® Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs). DataPath STTs are the satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals deployed to deliver high-bandwidth communications capabilities at forward-operating locations as part of the U.S. Army’s Joint Network Node (JNN)/ Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program.
“DataPath works closely with the U.S. Army to provide satellite terminals, spares and upgrade kits, software and on-site field support services for its critical networks,” said Steve Lindeman, vice president of Business Operations at DataPath. “With rapid production capabilities and experience deploying and servicing JNN/WIN-T and other key networks, our manufacturing and services teams provide exceptional support to ensure these systems incorporate the latest technology and operate reliably on the battlefield.”
DataPath has built and delivered more than 800 STTs as well as provided Unit Hub SATCOM Trucks (UHSTs), software and extensive services for the JNN/WIN-T program since 2004.
Program Manager WIN-T's Commercial SATCOM Terminal Program (CSTP) at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J., made the award through the CSTP Blanket Purchase Agreement contract.
About DataPath, Inc.
DataPath® is a global leader in creating satellite-based network solutions that solve customers’ toughest communications challenges. We specialize in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and commercial organizations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme conditions, we establish and maintain communications anywhere and deliver total network control through our communications solutions, MaxView® network control software and comprehensive services. SWE DISH Satellite Systems AB, a Stockholm-based, global leader in the design and manufacture of mobile satellite communications systems, is a wholly owned subsidiary. DataPath is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and distributor locations around the world. For more information, visit www.datapath.com.
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