ITT Wins Major US Army Radio Contract

Proven and upgraded SINCGARS selected again by Army

(Fort Wayne, Ind., July 17, 2009) -- ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT) announced today that its Communications Systems has been awarded the next major Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) contract by the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM).


The SINCGARS Baseline Systems, System Enhancement, and Logistics Support procurement is for approximately 58,000 additional radio systems for other service requirements and to outfit the Army's growing number of brigade combat teams and tactical vehicles over the next several years. The Army's solicitation not only required full compliance with current SINCGARS requirements but also a modernization path to enhanced technical capabilities such as improved security and networking in a best value approach. ITT's solution was fully compliant to all requirements and offered the best value choice with a modernized SINCGARS in a competitive selection.

"ITT is proud of the trust placed in us by the Army to continue delivering the world's most successful and reliable tactical radio and capability enhancements to meet modernization and evolving mission needs," said Ken Peterman, president, ITT Communications Systems. "We are confident that our track record of continuous technology advancement combined with lean manufacturing processes and strong integrated logistics support proved decisive in winning this award."

To best meet Army needs, ITT teamed with Thales Communications, Inc., of Clarksburg, Md., to offer an enhanced version of the SINCGARS radio system, the 1523G system. This teaming joins ITT's long and successful record of SINCGARS capability improvements and lean production with Thales' software-defined radio design and manufacturing expertise gained through multiple Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) programs. Together, the team offered best-in-class radio design, performance, and manufacturing in the Army's best value competition.

Central to the team's offering were capability enhancements in an overall approach that re-uses the Army's significant, long-term investment in SINCGARS infrastructure which today includes over 130 unique platform installations and a top-performing integrated logistics system serving an at-war Army.

"In an era of finding the right capability-affordability mix, we believe our offering represented the right set of current-to-future capabilities in a way that permits best stewardship of Army radio funds while meeting user needs at the lower tactical echelons," said Allen Boyd, vice president of ITT's Tactical Communications business area. "Our solution set supports the Army's DoD-endorsed tactical radio fielding plan which lays out a best value mix of modernized legacy systems such as SINCGARS and HF radios along with Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) capabilities as they become available. We view these as a complementary set of capabilities going forward," he said.

Source : ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT)