KVH Awarded Military Contract for Fiber Optic Gyro-Based Tactical Navigation Systems

KVH Industries, Inc., announced today that it has received a $19 million contract for the delivery of a new fiber optic gyro- (FOG) based tactical navigation system for use by an international military customer in an armored vehicle application.

A variant of KVH's TACNAV® FOG product and KVH's new TACNAV 3D, the system provides continuous high-accuracy position and orientation even when GPS is lost or jammed. Work on this contract commenced in July under a letter contract, and hardware shipments for this order are expected to be made in 2015 and 2016. Program management, engineering services, and out-year support services will be provided as part of this order.

"KVH's TACNAV navigation solution is an important tool for U.S. and allied warfighters, providing precision navigation as well as coordination of vehicles in critical situations," explains Dan Conway, executive vice president of KVH's Guidance and Stabilization group. "The system serves as a crucial resource for navigation and battle management, and even as a backup in GPS-denied environments, keeping soldiers safe and out of harm's way wherever they travel. This new order reaffirms the value of KVH's TACNAV products for international militaries, and adds to our backlog for the coming years."

All of KVH's TACNAV military vehicle navigation systems provide unjammable precision navigation, heading, and pointing data for vehicle drivers, crews, and commanders. TACNAV can also serve as a heading and position source for situational awareness. The TACNAV system ordered today is a FOG-based navigation and pointing solution, which is designed to ensure precise navigation data regardless of GPS availability as well as automatic "drive and calibrate" capability. It features a compact design, continuous heading and pointing data output, and a flexible architecture that allows it to function as either a standalone navigation module or as the heart of an expanded, multifunctional TACNAV system. The system is designed to integrate with Battle Management Systems (BMS) and is a vital component for effective battlefield management.

TACNAV systems are currently in use by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as many allied customers including Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Botswana, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Romania, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and Italy.

Note to Editors: For more information about KVH's TACNAV tactical navigation systems, please visit the KVH website, www.kvh.com/tacnav. High-resolution images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library, www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library, for download and editorial use.

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