Rockwell Collins (COL) Awarded $450M U.S. Navy Contract for ARC-210 Radios
The U.S. Navy has awarded a four-year production contract to Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) for ARC-210 radios. The contract has a potential value of $450 million over the four-year life of the program.
The ARC-210 provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data communications over a 30 to 512 MHz frequency range. It also includes embedded Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) anti-jam waveforms and other data link and secure communication features, providing the user with total battlefield interoperability and high-performance capabilities in the transfer of data, voice and imagery.
Included in the contract is the next generation ARC-210 radio, which will enter production in 2010. This fifth generation of the ARC-210 is software reprogrammable and brings several new capabilities to the warfighter, including extended frequency range for interoperability with civil agencies.
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