ATLANTA, July 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced today that EMS's Space & Technology/Atlanta division has been awarded a contract valued at over $2M to provide the first production lot of phase shifter kits for the phased array antenna of an unnamed foreign military radar program. This award extends EMS's participation in the program, and will involve delivery of several thousand high-performance phase shifter kits over the next seven months. This effort is a follow-on to design, development and low-rate initial production that was completed during an engineering development phase.
Space & Technology/Atlanta's phase shifters offer a robust and low-cost means for electronically steering the beam in a phased array type antenna system. Stable performance and high power handling are features that make these phase shifters ideally suited for cost-effective military radar systems.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense electronics solutions, focusing its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. Headquartered in Atlanta, EMS employs approximately 1,700 people worldwide.
EMS Technologies' Space & Technology/Atlanta Division develops advanced technology hardware for military and space applications. The Division provides commercial and military customers with critical subsystems and components for terrestrial, airborne and space-based communication, RADAR and electronic warfare systems. With EMS hardware, military customers benefit from the industry's most advanced surveillance, electronic counter-measure and secure communications capabilities. For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.