Mercury Systems Inc. announced it received a $3.8 million order from a leading electronics manufacturing services provider for millimeter wave (mmWave) transceiver subsystems integrated into a high-resolution imaging system used for homeland security.

Mercury is recognized as a leader in mmWave technology, successfully commercializing its portfolio of RF/microwave solutions for homeland security and defense applications. All of the company’s RF and microwave innovations, from 1 MHz to 140 GHz, are designed and manufactured in its scalable, advanced microelectronics centers located throughout the U.S.

The mmWave transceiver order was booked in Mercury's fiscal 2018 third quarter and is planned to be shipped over the next several quarters.

“The adoption of Mercury’s state-of-the-art mmWave technology for this homeland security application exemplifies the success of our next-generation business model to deliver high performance microelectronics without sacrificing security or affordability. We are honored to support government agencies and defense prime contractors with commercial innovations to rapidly identify concealed threats in densely populated secure environments.” — Neal Austin, VP of business development for Mercury’s Advanced Microelectronic Solutions group