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The U.S. government announcement indicated that Thales Communications had been awarded a "firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity" contract for software-defined, handheld radios. In fact, what was awarded is an enabling contract that specifies Thales Communications as one of two suppliers for future awards of formal delivery orders from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Thales Communications has a proud history of supplying U.S. armed forces with a range of software-defined communications technologies. This latest announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense is another important milestone in our company's efforts to meet our U.S. customers' requirements with world class technology.

About Thales 
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defense, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with forecast 2007 revenues in excess of $15.8 billion.