Microtel International Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) announced that its XCEL Power Systems Ltd. (Kent, England) subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Thales Optronics Ltd. to provide low-voltage power supplies for the Phalanx program. The contract is worth approximately $500,000 and deliveries will commence in the third quarter of 2003.
Richard Weller, general manager, XCEL Power Systems, stated, "Thales Optronics continues to be a key customer for XCEL Power Systems and we are delighted to be supporting a new build of Phalanx equipment with our products."