Mercury Systems Inc. announced that it received a $6.7 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for custom-engineered, high performance subsystems with integrated RF and digital microelectronics for a naval electronic warfare (EW) application. The order was booked in the company’s fiscal 2019 first quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

The company is a leader in the development and commercialization of EW solutions optimized for ground, sea and airborne applications. Engineered to reliably operate in the harshest of environmental conditions, Mercury’s EW solutions densely integrate both analog and digital technologies using open architecture standards to reduce the risk of schedule of cost overruns while providing an affordable path for upgradeability in the future.

“Receiving this order from our valued customer exemplifies Mercury’s market-leading position in the design and manufacturing of affordable microelectronics solutions spanning the RF and digital domains,” said Neal Austin, vice president and general manager of Mercury’s Embedded Sensor Processing group. “We are fully committed to supporting the U.S. warfighter with commercial innovations delivering critical EW information required to make timely and accurate operational decisions.”