Boonton Electronics Corporation Receives VXI Order From ManTech Test Systems.Business Editors PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 20, 2000 Boonton Electronics Boonton Electronics is an American manufacturer of electronic test equipment. Originally founded in 1947 in Morris Plains, New Jersey, they are now located nearby in Parsippany. Boonton became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wireless Telecom Group in 2000. Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board symbol &uot;BOON&uot;) announced today that it has received a $1.2 million order for its Model 8701 VXI (VME EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1987, VXI uses all Eurocard form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement applications. Modulation Meter from ManTech Test Systems, Inc., of Chantilly, VA. The Model 8701 meters, selected because of their excellent sensitivity and high measurement accuracy, will be used in the U.S. Marine Corps Third Echelon Third Echelon is the name of a fictional sub-agency within the National Security Agency featured in the Splinter Cell series of games created by Tom Clancy. It is named after the real-life ECHELON, a rumored signals intelligence network. Test System (TETS TETS Third Echelon Test Set (USMC) TETS Transcutaneous Energy Transfer System TETS Turbine Engine Technology Symposium ). TETS is a versatile Automatic Test System mounted on vehicles and capable of providing a full range of test, calibration, and maintenance functions on a wide variety of wireless communications and weapons systems. The system is used on the foreward edge of the battle area. Boonton Electronics' Model 8701 will be part of system sub-assemblies that are an essential part of TETS. As a prime contractor to the U.S. Marine Corps, ManTech will supply the entire test system to the Corps. ManTech Test Systems, Inc., is a subsidiary of ManTech International with headquarters in Fairfax, VA. ManTech, which has approximately 5,000 employees and annual enterprise sales of $600 million, provides Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) to the Department of Defense and the commercial industry. ManTech's ATE products have become a standard for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Brazilian Air Force The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the aerial warfare branch of the Brazilian armed forces and one of the three national uniformed services. , Taiwan Navy, and Korean Army. Boonton Electronics is a manufacturer of test equipment dedicated to measuring the power of RF and microwave systems used in both the military and commercial sectors. The company also manufactures impedance measuring instruments, RF voltmeters, and modulation analyzers, as well as audio analyzers. Boonton Electronics' products are used to test terrestrial and satellite communications, radar, telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , and an expanding number of personal communications products. It is headquartered in Parsippany. For more information, contact Boonton Electronics Corporation, 25 Eastmans Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0465, or call (973) 386-9696. Fax: (973) 386-9191. You can also visit its website at www.boonton.com. |
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