SWE-DISH Wins US Navy's SPAWAR Contract

The Five-Year Contract Gives SWE-DISH a Long-Term Prime Contract Vehicle Under Which to Offer Its Advanced, Highly Portable SATCOM Products to the U.S. Navy

(Duluth, Ga., March 4, 2008) -- SWE-DISH Satellite Systems, a DataPath company, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) Center to provide portable SATCOM terminals. The contract, awarded to SWE-DISH and six other companies, has a total value of up to $491 million over five years for all suppliers. The SWE-DISH portion of the award is for up to approximately $32 million in the first base year, with a potential value of up to $175 million for the base year and all option years.

SWE-DISH specializes in highly portable and mobile SATCOM terminals such as SWE-DISH Suitcase(r) systems with CommuniCase(r) Technology and SATCOM on-the move systems that deliver high-bandwidth capabilities beyond the edge of traditional networks. Proven in the field with the U.S. military and allied military and government organizations, SWE-DISH products are known for being innovative, very compact and easy-to-use communications systems.

"This award is the result of SWE-DISH's close work with the U.S. Department of Defense and our products' proven performance with U.S. forces in the field," said Lars Jehrlander, CEO of SWE-DISH. "Our long term strategy has been to design and develop innovative systems that deliver true broadband capability anywhere. Our solutions have achieved market acceptance, as indicated by the award of the SPAWAR contract. With our leading products, and the support and complimentary solutions, software and services of the broader DataPath organization, we have increased strength to support our U.S. DoD customers worldwide."

"This award demonstrates not only the value of SWE-DISH's unique SATCOM products, but also the value of our combined organizations and solutions to U.S. warfighters, "said Dave Helfgott, president and CEO of DataPath, Inc. "Our relationship on multiple fronts with the U.S. DoD continues to grow."

Source : DataPath Inc.

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