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The U.S. Air Force has signed a $5.6 million contract for telemetry antenna systems for The Malibu Division of Communications & Power Industries, (CPI) a subsidiary of CPI International ( News - Alert), Inc.
CPI is a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency  , power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications, gets. The company has an extensive portfolio of over 4,500 products including a wide range of microwave and power grid VEDs.
The four-year, fixed-price contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force, 96th Communication Group at Eglin Air Force Base; Fla. CPI's Malibu Division, which has received approximately $1.7 million in initial funding for the 2008 activities under this contract.
As per the agreement, CPI's Malibu Division will supply 5.0-meter and 7.3-meter telemetry antenna systems that utilize some existing antenna components from Eglin Air Force Base. These systems will be further configured with the Malibu Division's advanced Antenna Control Unit and fiber-optic control systems.
The system will be designed to support iNET (Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry), in order to meet the future requirements of its test range.
CPI acquired Malibu Research Associates, Inc., in August 2007.
Meenakshi Shanks is a contributing writer for TMCnet. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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