Mercury Systems to deliver digital signal processing modules for unmanned synthetic aperture radar application

CHELMSFORD, Mass., 6 Jan. 2015. Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY), a high-tech commercial provider of secure and sensor processing subsystems, has received a $2.5 million follow-on order from a defense prime contractor for high-performance digital signal processing modules for use in unmanned airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) radar applications.

The order, booked in the company’s fiscal 2015 second quarter, is expected to be shipped by its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter.

“This order underscores our role as a trusted partner to this prime contractor and is a testament to our success in delivering innovative technology that meets or exceeds their expectations,” says Didier Thibaud, president of Mercury’s Commercial Electronics business unit. “For decades, our advanced, highly reliable signal processing systems have provided exceptional value and performance in SAR programs and we expect to continue working together on future programs that provide critical, actionable information."