ATLANTA, April 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced today that its Defense and Space Systems division has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed U.S. prime contractor to build electronics for a U.S. Department of Defense satellite program. The contract award calls for EMS to build an undisclosed quantity of units that will find a home in national security space applications. The contract provides for engineering necessary to address parts obsolescence and manufacturing process issues and to 'build-to-print' the units previously manufactured by EMS Technologies for similar programs. The 24-month contract was valued at approximately $9 million. Additional quantities, valued at approximately $4 million, are expected to be ordered later this year.
"Our commitment to our nation's war fighters is of utmost importance," said Jay Grove, senior vice president and general manager of EMS Technologies' Defense and Space Systems division. "We are pleased to be selected for this effort. We are poised to meet our customer's demanding delivery and specification objectives, but more importantly to provide critical satellite subsystems during a time of increasing reliance on national security space systems."
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,200 workers worldwide, and operates manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Ottawa and Brazil.
EMS Technologies' Defense and Space Systems Division develops advanced technology systems for military and space applications. The Division provides critical subsystems and components for airborne, commercial and space-based communication, and radar and electronic warfare systems.
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