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Navy buys more Raytheon satellite terminals

By Michael Peck

Sep 27, 2017

Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Cameron Evans performs the initial start up of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, the newly installed AN/FSC-138 Navy Multiband Terminal, on May 8, 2015. (Navy)

Raytheon has been awarded a $14.9 million contract modification to provide additional Navy satellite terminals.

Under the contract options, Raytheon will produce, test and deliver fully integrated Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT), according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

NMT is a multiband communications terminal that provides protected and wideband communications, including EHF, super high frequency, military Ka and Global Broadcast Service receive-only communications.

The contract will be partly funded through Foreign Military Sales funds for Australia.

About Michael Peck

Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him on X at @Mipeck1. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.

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