U.S. Army Buys IDM-304 from Symetrics

U.S. Army Buys IDM-304 from Symetrics

September 10, 2007

    MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Symetrics Industries, LLC announced today an award from the
U.S. Army for approximately 300 Improved Data Modems (IDM)
for installation on Army aircraft.  The contract value will
be between $7 and $8 million, once final negotiations are
completed. The IDM-304 is the Army version of the Improved
Data Modems that Symetrics has been delivering to the U.S.
Air Force for over 14 years.

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    Symetrics President and CEO, Mitch Garner stated,
"We are absolutely thrilled with this order because it
demonstrates the Army's confidence in our ability to execute
a long-term, high volume production effort.  The IDM-304 is
the cornerstone of the Army's airborne element of the
Tactical Internet, and Symetrics is proud to be able to
provide this critical equipment."

    Symetrics has been manufacturing several versions of
the IDM for over a dozen years, including a few of their
own design.  They started with the IDM-302 in 1993, and to
this day still manufacture and provide depot repairs for
that unit.  The IDM-501, a Symetrics-developed product, is
a flight proven design that is smaller and lighter than the
IDM-302 and IDM-304, but provides virtually the same
functionality.  Additionally, Symetrics developed a
Mini-IDM, the smallest yet in the family, which is ideally
suited as a Weapons Data Link. 

    Symetrics believes this innovative spirit, coupled with
a time-tested record of delivering quality products was the
reason the Army decided to award the IDM-304 contract to
them.  "It's definitely an honor to be selected as the
manufacturer of the largest member of the family of IDMs by
the U.S. Army," said Garner.  "We look forward to
supplying our troops with the most advanced technology
available."

    Rick Snyder, Senior Vice President for Engineering and
Technology is eager to add the IDM-304 to the Symetrics
family of IDM products.  He said, "The exciting thing
about this award is that the IDM-304 completes our
complement of offerings of Improved Data Modems to the DoD,
and ensures Army aviation gets the reliability and
robustness of this rugged six channel tactical modem."
 The IDM-304 is capable of sending data over both analog and
digital radios, and allows an operator to utilize data
transmission and voice transmit/receive capability
simultaneously.

    Visit Symetrics at http://www.symetrics.com , or email
at: [e-mail].

    For more information, please contact:

     Chris Watt
     Vice-President, Business Development
     Symetrics Industries, LLC
     Tel:   [phone] 
     Fax:   [phone] 
     Email: [e-mail]