U.S. Army invests in mobile satellite transceivers

Comtech Telecommunications yesterday announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp., received orders totaling $1.1 million from the U.S. Army for its movement tracking system. The orders are for MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers, ruggedized and control-station computers, installation kits, technical support services and miscellaneous system components. The MT-2012 features embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, including Savi Technology’s ISO-compliant EchoPoint RFID Reader, as well as global positioning system capabilities.