Agiltron Awarded Major Navy Contract

WOBURN, Mass., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Agiltron Inc., is being awarded a $15,699,200 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production of a Fiber Optic Repair Set (FORS) in support of the Navy and Marine Corps.  The FORS provides the ability to implement low-loss, permanent splices on damaged fiber optic cabling in aircraft avionics bays and compartments.  Work will be performed in Woburn, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed in January 2022.

Agiltron's Senior Executive Vice President Of Government Business, Dr. Geoff Burnham, stated that "This contract extends Agiltron's leading-edge fiber optic technology to serve aerospace industry and enables a family of ultra-innovative fiber optic connectivity products."

Agiltron is a manufacturer and developer of new material platform based components and systems.  It leads the market in all optical switches, variable optical attenuators, fiber inline monitors, high power optical components, optical polarization and time controls, PbS/PbSe infrared detectors, fiber lasers, novel MEMS devices, carbon fiber nano devices, and Raman spectrometers. These products are protected by over 40 issued or pending US patents. Headquartered north of Boston, the company is comprised of a world-class team of serial entrepreneurs and veteran engineers, making innovations for high-growth markets. We have been perfecting optical devices for over 25 years. Focusing on top quality research, engineering, and volume manufacturing, best in class technologies are the cornerstone that enables our advantageous product offerings.

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SOURCE Agiltron, Inc.