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29/12/2008
Agreements signed between Telespazio and
DRS Technologies, companies of the Finmeccanica
Group
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Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company,
has signed agreements for two separate contracts
with DRS Technologies, which was acquired
by Finmeccanica in October 2008. The agreement
covers the provision of telecommunications
services via the Italian SICRAL satellites
and the Telespazio satellite telecommunications
centre in Fucino.
Under the first contract, which is for 12
years and worth around 30 million euro,
Telespazio will provide DRS Technologies
with satellite capacity via the Italian
SICRAL military communications satellites,
including SICRAL 1B, the second satellite
in the system, which is scheduled for launch
in February 2009. Telespazio’s direct
investment in the construction of SICRAL
1B means it has access to a portion of the
satellite’s transmission capacity. |
The second contract is for seven years and
worth 4 million euro, and involves the supply
of satellite transmission services (uplink)
via the Fucino Space Centre.
The signing of these agreements makes Telespazio
a preferred supplier of satellite services
to DRS Technologies and will provide a platform
for further growth in the US market in the
military communications and global network
communications sectors, in keeping with
the company's objective of strengthening
its position in the fields of homeland security,
telemedecine and e-learning in the US and
abroad.
This agreement also increases DRS Technologies’
opportunities to provide the US defence
forces with connectivity services in theatres
of operations via the use of ground infrastructure
(global network communications at the
Fucino Space Centre) and satellite capacity
made available by the Finmeccanica Group.
Comunicato stampa
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