EADS D&S Taps ITT for Spain's COMFUT Program

ITT to provide SpearNet radio, engineering services

(Fort Wayne, Ind., -July 28, 2008) -- ITT Corporation announced today that Defence & Security (DS) division of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) selected ITT Communications Systems to provide its SpearNet radio system for the Full-Scale Engineering Development (FSED) phase of Spain's Combatiente del Futuro (COMFUT), a comprehensive military modernization program. The SpearNet radio will provide the backbone for voice, data and video communications for the Spanish Army.

ITT will provide its SpearNet radio and related products, as well as perform engineering services, to support EADS during the development phase of COMFUT with a potential follow-on contract for production in the future.

"We are pleased that EADS DS has placed great confidence in ITT and chosen us to provide the highly-capable SpearNet radio system to meet the handheld requirement for this development effort," said Nick Bobay, vice president of international products and systems for ITT Communications Systems. "We look forward to doing our part to ensure the success of the program for both EADS DS and the Spanish Army."

Source : ITT Corporation

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