Link Microtek Wins UK MoD Support Contract Award for Naval IR Communications System

: Posted On Wednesday, 01 April 2015 19:19

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Link Microtek Wins UK MoD Support Contract Award for Naval IR Communications System

Link Microtek, the manufacturer of infra-red, RF and microwave systems, has won a 4-year contract from the UK MoDfor the provision of spares, repairs and other support services for the company’s Azdec mobile infra-red communications system.

Installed on board various ships within the Royal Navy fleet, the Azdec system provides totally secure, wire-free, short-range voice communications, giving personnel the freedom to roam unhindered from their base positions. Picture: Link Microtek

The robustly constructed system consists of a compact base station, a number of fixed infra-red antennas, a choice of headsets, operators’ belt-mounted battery packs/control units, and a central battery-charger unit.

Typical items to be supplied under the new arrangement are expected toincludereplacement battery packs and additional headsets, and the prices of all equipment and services will be fixedfor the 4-year term of the contract.

Commenting on the development, Link Microtek’s managing director, Steve Cranstone, said: “We are very pleased to have signed this agreement because it enables us to deal direct with the MoD, rather than working through a third party. Not only will we be able to provide the Royal Navy with a much improved service, butthe procurement process will also be more efficient and cost-effective for the MoD.”

Employing low-level infra-red digital encoding technology, the Azdec system poses no health or EMC hazard andfully satisfies the MoD’s TEMPEST requirements.

To learn more about this system visit Link Microtek during SAS 2015 on booth #1448 in the UK Technology Zone

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