October 28, 2011 — BUSINESS WIRE — Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT) Power Group, through its Behlman Electronics Inc. subsidiary, received 3 new orders for its COTS Division, valued in excess of $1.5 million. The orders are for commercial off the shelf (COTS) power supplies to an electro-optical sensing system, a computer system, and an all-weather airborne reconnaissance aircraft.
$470,000 order: power supply used on a U.S. Naval electro optical sensing system. Deliveries will take place Q1 through Q3 2012. Option quantities have been quoted through 2015, which could bring the total value to over $1.5 million.
$657,000 order: power supply for a computer system used on a major missile defense system, as part of a system upgrade for an ongoing program for which Behlman received a $458,000 order in August 2011. Deliveries will take place from Q2 to Q4 2012. Additional follow-on orders are expected.
$455,000 order: power supply for the RC-135, a U.S. Air Force (USAF) all-weather airborne reconnaissance aircraft. Behlman has been supplying units for this program since 2008, totalling over $1,900,000 in orders. This order will be delivered from Q2 to Q4 2012, with additional orders expected in the future.
Orbit International Corp. is involved in the manufacture of customized electronic components and subsystems for military and nonmilitary government applications through its production facilities in Hauppauge, New York, and Quakertown, Pennsylvania; and designs and manufactures combat systems and gun weapons systems, provides system integration and integrated logistics support and documentation control at its facilities in Louisville, Kentucky. Its Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary manufactures and sells high quality commercial power units, AC power sources, frequency converters, uninterruptible power supplies and associated analytical equipment. The Behlman military division designs, manufactures and sells power units and electronic products for measurement and display.