PRESS RELEASE — Fairfax, VA, October 5, 2018 — Azure Summit Technology, provider of high-performance RF electronics hardware, firmware, and software products for the Department of Defense, announced today that it has received a second delivery order on its five-year, $48.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US Navy to support the AN/ZLQ-1 V2 Common Chassis for the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMUAS), and Submarine Sensor Systems Programs. Through this new delivery order, in excess of $5 million, the Navy is procuring four, five, and eight-channel radio frequency (RF) transceivers and 16×12 fully non-blocking RF Switch Matrices for systems deployed on submarines, manned aircraft, and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in support of U.S. Navy missions worldwide. This latest delivery order continues Azure Summit’s partnership with the Navy as a premiere provider of high-performance software-definable RF transceivers. “Azure’s Switchblade transceivers provide modular, open-architecture, cutting-edge RF performance with substantial reductions in cost and SWAP compared with alternative approaches. This delivery order further illustrates the increasing importance of Switchblade-based solutions in enabling critical mission capabilities for a growing list of U.S. Navy platforms,” stated Azure Summit Technology CEO, Dr. Thomas Green, Jr.
Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Fairfax, Virginia, and Melbourne, Florida that develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense.
For more information on Azure Summit Technology, please contact CEO Dr. Thomas Green, Jr., at (571) 308-1400 or visit www.azuresummit.com.
