MDA to Provide Information Solution for EADS Astrium Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Website | News Archive Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2008--(T-Net)--MacDonald Dettwiler (TSX:MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that its Montreal operation has signed a contract in excess of $10 million (CAD) with EADS Astrium to provide an information solution for the Alphasat I-XL mission to augment its Broadband Global Area Network service for telephone and Internet. Under this contract, MDA will provide EADS Astrium with a high power satellite antenna feed for the Alphasat spacecraft, one of the world's largest telecommunications satellites. The MDA antenna feed forms an integral part of the L-Band Active Mobile Antenna within the Alphasat payload. It comprises 120 identical mobile antenna elements, which provides simultaneous data transmission and reception over Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. About MDA MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data, produce essential information, and improve the decision making and operational performance of business and government organizations worldwide. Focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, MDA delivers a broad spectrum of information solutions, ranging from complex operational systems, to tailored information services, to electronic information products. MDA employs more than 3,300 people in locations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSX:MDA. Related Websites: www.mdacorporation.com www.eads.com The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the form or content of this release. For further information Wendy Keyzer, MDA External Relations, (604) 231-2743, wendy@mdacorporation.com   See All News Releases From This Company View Company Website Email To A Friend Printer-Friendly Format