U.S. Army Funds $25.4 Million to Procure TeleCommunication Systems SNAP Deployable Satellite Systems and Maintenance

July 12, 2010

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has received an additional $25.4 million in funding from the U.S. Army for Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite Systems. This funding is part of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (CECOM LCMC) orders that were announced in August 2008 and September 2009.

This incremental SNAP funding will provide hardware and maintenance for TCS’ highly reliable SwiftLink® deployable communications products. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) is funding these procurements through the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle. The SNAP program includes options for approximately 1,500 terminals and supporting equipment to be deployed in various sizes and configurations, along with up to 30 field support positions. 

“It is critical that deployed units and their commanders have the ability to communicate with one another regardless of location,” said Michael Bristol, senior vice president and general manager of government solutions for TCS. “Our ongoing work with the U.S. Army validates our ability to meet their stringent and unique demands. Warfighters are focused on executing and successfully accomplishing their missions and can’t be burdened with complex or unreliable communications solutions. TCS understands this and is dedicated to building the most reliable communications solutions available today.”

The TCS SwiftLink VSAT systems used to fulfill SNAP program requirements provide multimedia communications capabilities which convey encrypted voice, video and data. TCS SwiftLink products are highly transportable and ruggedized, with a graphical user interface that facilitates easy set-up and operation. The modularity and "plug and play" interfaces between all RF and Baseband configurations inherent in the SwiftLink product line result in communication solutions tailored to the end-user's specific needs.