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MDA to Provide Communication Subsystems to Be Used on the International Space Station in new $30 Million Deal
Friday, March 31, 2017Company Profile | Careers | Follow Company
Richmond, BC, March 31, 2017--(T-Net)--MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has received an Authorization To Proceed from The Boeing Company for the provision of three Ku-Band communication subsystems that will replace aging Ku-Band communication subsystems.
The new subsystems will interface with the existing International Space Station (ISS) Space-to-Ground Antenna, previously provided by MDA.
The contract includes an option for an additional subsystem, which if exercised, brings the full contract to approximately CA$30 million.
The contract includes a prototype and test unit. The communication subsystems will offer improved technology and performance and support the long-term mission of the ISS with improved communication capability between the ISS and Mission Control Centres on Earth.
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