Emrise lands $2.6 million pact with government agency

   Emrise Corp., a manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $2.6 million, three-year contract by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Under the contract, the Rancho Cucamonga company will supply a custom featured version of its Halcyon Universal Data Test Set to be installed as part of a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar program to upgrade communications technology in the nation's commercial and military aviation control networks.

   According to a news release, the contract provides for an initial release of Test Sets valued at approximately $830,000 that are scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2009. The company expects to receive a subsequent release from the FAA, for delivery later this year, of additional Halcyon Universal Data Test Sets valued at more than $800,000, with the balance of the units covered by the award to be delivered over the term of the three-year contract.