Communication Systems
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Fourth Quarter |
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Revenue |
$ |
600 |
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$ |
527 |
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14% |
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$ |
2,177 |
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$ |
1,904 |
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14% |
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Operating income |
$ |
180 |
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$ |
162 |
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11% |
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654 |
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566 |
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16% |
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Operating margin |
30.0 |
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30.7 |
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30.0 |
% |
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29.7 |
% |
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Revenue increased double digits for the fifth consecutive quarter, up 14%, from double-digit growth in all three businesses. Tactical Communications revenue grew 15% primarily driven by DoD Tactical, up 39%, from a ramp in U.S. DoD modernization programs. Operating income increased 11% to $180 million from higher volume.
Communication Systems order momentum continued in the fourth quarter, with double-digit orders growth and a book-to-bill greater than 1.0 in each of the businesses.
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Tactical orders grew 23% driven by broad-based U.S. and international modernization initiatives and continued expansion into airborne adjacencies. Key awards included:
- 850 HMS Manpack radios, the second low rate production order under the U.S. Army's $12.7 billion HMS Manpack IDIQ
- $54 million order to provide handheld and manpack radios in support of a force modernization program in western Europe
- $51 million order to provide multi-channel manpacks, next-generation HF and Falcon III handheld radios to a central European nation supporting increased interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces
- $19 million initial order from Australia to provide next-generation HF radios as part of a multi-year modernization program
- $24 million prototype phase award for airborne HF radios supporting U.S. Air Force fleet modernization and expanding the company's position on airborne platforms
- Public Safety orders grew 30% on increased demand from state and federal agencies, including a $51 million order to upgrade public safety infrastructure for the Utah Communications Authority and a $26 million order from the U.S. Army National Guard as it continues to adopt the company's converged radios.