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EMS Technologies to Supply Radar Switches for U.S. Navy Phalanx Weapon System as Part of Multi-year BOA

^{Published on 2010-06-25 06:11:18 - Market Wire}
 

ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) announced today that Raytheon Missile Systems has awarded EMSa™s Defense & Space (D&S) division a follow-on volume production award to provide radar front-end switch assemblies for the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS).

"EMS is pleased to be a valued supplier to Raytheon in delivering switches for the U.S. Navya™s Phalanx program. We are now seeing additional use of this technology by the U.S. Army to counter land-based threats in the Green Zone and in other secure areas"

This rapid-fire, radar-guided gun system is designed to defeat missile attacks and other close-in air threats by tracking multiple targets simultaneously. The current production order, valued at $5.4 million is part of a multi-year Basic Ordering Agreement. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in February 2011 and continue through 2013.

EMS, which serves both the radar and communications-on-the-move military markets, was selected by Raytheon to produce and repair all sustaining Phalanx high-power switches. The company provides the critical component of the Phalanx CIWSa™s tracking radar. When targets are determined to threaten the area protected by the system, EMSa™s high-performance, rugged switches enable the radar to detect and track threats early in flight.

aEMS is pleased to be a valued supplier to Raytheon in delivering switches for the U.S. Navya™s Phalanx program. We are now seeing additional use of this technology by the U.S. Army to counter land-based threats in the Green Zone and in other secure areas,a said Norm Johnson, vice president, Business Development for EMS Defense & Space division.

Since the U.S. Navy began fully-fitting ships with the Phalanx CIWS system in 1980, EMS D&S has supplied switches for 650 of the 900 systems that have been deployed by the program. The system currently operates on all U.S. warships and more than 256 foreign ships.

About EMS Technologies, Inc.

EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) is a leading provider of wireless connectivity solutions over satellite and terrestrial networks. EMS keeps people and systems connected, wherever they are a" on land, at sea, in the air or in space. Serving the aeronautical, asset tracking, defense, and mobile computing industries, EMS products and services enable universal mobility, visibility and intelligence.

About EMS Defense & Space

EMS Defense & Space, a division of EMS Technologies (NASDAQ: ELMG), is a leading supplier of antenna systems and beam management for a broad range of military and commercial applications, including mobile network-centric operations, radar for battlefield visibility and commercial aero connectivity. Defense & Space hardware products and systems enable secure and vital RF links in the air, in space, at sea and on the ground. Visit [ www.emsdss.com ] or [ www.ems-t.com ] for more information.