GATR
Technologies awarded $440M Contract with
U.S. Army for Inflatable Satellite
Communications Antennas
GATR Technologies has been awarded a
5 year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite
Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S.
Army Project Manager, Warfighter
Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T),
Product Manager Satellite Communications
(PdM SATCOM), Commercial SATCOM Terminal
Program (CSTP) Office. This contract
ceiling value of $440,045,436 will
enable the United States Army, the
United States Marine Corps, and other
Commands and Services to procure GATR’s
WGS certified Inflatable Satellite
Antennas (ISA) and associated hardware,
services and support. GATR President
Paul Gierow remarked, “This contract
validates the sustained adoption of
GATR’s technology by the Warfighter and
signifies our evolution as provider of
integrated solutions.”
The key innovation of GATR’s
antenna is a flexible parabolic dish mounted within an
inflatable sphere, reducing weight and packaged volume by as
much as 80 percent and thereby improving the agility of
deployed military and disaster response personnel. The GATR
ISA also costs less to procure than conventional deployable
systems, and dramatically cuts transportation expenses due
to its lightweight design. Finally, the larger dish size
enables more efficient use of satellite bandwidth capacity,
increasing bandwidth for users and allowing more users to
communicate simultaneously. U.S. and Allied militaries have
fielded over 300 GATR ISA terminals since 2008, proving the
technology’s strength and reliability.
Mr. Gierow noted, “We were extremely fortunate to leverage
early Small Business Innovative Research contracts and Quick
Reaction Funding from the Department of Defense to help us
initially field and improve our technology. This contract allows
conventional forces to take advantage of the same cost savings
and lighter profile already benefitting the Special Operations
community, Marine Corps Expeditionary Units, and other early
adopters.”
