REG - Filtronic PLC - New £3.4m LEO Space Market contract award

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21/09/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 1083N  Filtronic PLC  21 September 2023

 

21 September 2023

Filtronic plc

("Filtronic" and the "Company")

 

FILTRONIC CONTINUES PENETRATION OF LEO SPACE MARKET WITH A NEW CONTRACT WIN

 

Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC), the designer and manufacturer of products for the
aerospace, defence, telecoms infrastructure and space markets, is pleased to
announce a new contract win with a leading global provider of low earth orbit
("LEO") satellite communications equipment.

 

The contract, valued at $4.25m (£3.4m), with revenue expected to be
recognised in FY 2024, is for the supply of Filtronic's innovative Cerus32
solid state power amplifier ("SSPA") module combined with a customised control
board. The SSPA modules will be installed in selected ground station locations
for the second phase of the customer's earth station antenna deployment which
is designed to provide full E-band connectivity to recently launched E-band
enabled LEO satellites. This programme is the first time that high bandwidth
E-band frequencies have been successfully utilised, in volume, in a commercial
global LEO space application.

 

The Cerus Power Module incorporates Filtronic's unique MMIC chip design and
proprietary power combining techniques to provide a small form factor
amplifier module with scalable output powers ranging from 4W to >10W at
E-band frequencies. Working closely with the customer's design team, Filtronic
have been able to build on the success of the initial Cerus16 SSPA supplied
earlier this year to provide a Cerus32 SSPA module that is optimised for ease
of field deployment and future performance upgrade. The Cerus family of SSPA
module products are available with a variety of power levels and can support
the multiple frequency bands that are required in the growing number of LEO
space applications.

 

Richard Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Having successfully
delivered phase one of their E-band earth station antenna installation earlier
this year, we are delighted to continue our collaboration with one of the
leading global providers of LEO space solutions in the second phase of their
E-band deployment programme. We are also pleased that the customer has
selected the Cerus32 module from our technology roadmap for this next phase of
their roll-out. The Cerus32 product provides higher performance, in a smaller
and scalable form factor, and the option to further enhance output powers as
next generation compound semiconductor technology becomes available later this
year".

 

Enquiries:

 Filtronic plc                                              Tel. 01740 618800 or investor.relations@filtronic.com
                                                            (mailto:investor.relations@filtronic.com)
 Richard Gibbs (Chief Executive Officer)
 Michael Tyerman (Chief Financial Officer)

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited                          Tel. 020 7220 0500
 Jonny Franklin-Adams/George Dollemore (Corporate Finance)
 Sunila de Silva (ECM)

 Walbrook PR Limited                                        Tel. 020 7933 8780
 Paul Vann/Joe Walker                                       Mob. 07768 807 631

                                                            filtronic@walbrookpr.com (mailto:filtronic@walbrookpr.com)

 

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