[据CPI公司网站2010年4月6日报道]
通讯与电力工业公司(CPI)已获得Harris公司一份为期5年的不定交付/不定数量(IDIQ)合同,以支持美国海军的商业宽带卫星计划(CBSP)。到目前为止,CPI公司已收到380万美元的订单,为军事通信项目的FLV大型舰船和ULV中型舰船提供卫星通信放大器。
根据合同,CPI公司正在为Harris公司的CBSP舰载卫星通信终端提供C波段、Ku波段和三频(即在C波段、X波段和Ku波段频率运行)户外放大器。生产工作正在CPI公司位于安大略省Georgetown的卫星通信部门和位于加州Palo Alto的微波产品部门进行。
商业宽带卫星计划预计将现有的宽带通信能力增加10倍,为海上舰船传输更快和更多的语音、视频和数据信息。CBSP卫星通信终端将提升美国海军现有军事卫星通信,支持基本任务要求,提升海上作战人员分享信息和情报的效率。该终端还旨在改善这些战士的生活质量,增加舰载访问电子邮件、Web浏览、IP电话(VoIP)和其他网上功能。
根据其卫星通信战略路线图,美海军打算合并现有的卫星通信终端方案,从5个合并为2个:CBSP和海军多波段终端(NMT)计划。CPI放大器为这两个计划提供支持。(工业和信息化部电子科学技术情报研究所 陈 皓)
原文:
Communications & Power Industries to Support U.S. Navy Satellite Terminals With Broadband Capabilities
12:51 GMT, April 6, 2010 PALO ALTO, Calif. | Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPII), has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) to support the U.S. Navy's Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP). To date, CPI has received $3.8 million in orders to provide satellite communications amplifiers for the Force Level Variant (FLV, for large ships) and Unit Level Variant (ULV, for medium-sized ships) portions of the military communications program.
Under the contract, CPI is providing C-band, Ku-band and Tri-band (capable of operating at C-band, X-band and Ku-band frequencies) outdoor amplifiers for Harris' shipboard satellite communications terminals for CBSP. Work is being performed at CPI's Satcom Division in Georgetown, Ontario and Microwave Power Products Division in Palo Alto, Calif. CPI is a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications.
CBSP is expected to provide a tenfold increase in broadband communications capabilities for ships at sea, enabling faster and greater transmission of voice, video and data. CBSP satellite communications terminals will augment the U.S. Navy's existing military satellite communications, supporting essential mission requirements and permitting seagoing warfighters to share information and intelligence more quickly and efficiently. The terminals are also intended to improve the quality of life for these warfighters by increasing shipboard access to email, Web browsing, Voice over IP (VoIP) and other online activities.
Under its satellite communications roadmap strategy, the U.S. Navy intends to consolidate the number of existing satellite communication terminal programs from five programs to two: CBSP and the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) program. CPI provides amplifiers to support both CBSP and NMT.