Mercury Systems Receives $9.2 Million Order From Defense Prime Contractor

Mercury Systems, Inc. received a $9.2 million follow-on order from a defense prime contractor for custom-engineered radiation-tolerant SSDs for a defense storage application.

The order was booked in the company’s fiscal 2019 first quarter. Mercury Systems has received orders for this custom SSD exceeding $20 million since initial product announcement in March of calendar year 2018.

Designed and manufactured in its Phoenix, AZ microelectronics center, the company has developed the only commercial SSD optimized for applications with routine exposure to damaging ionizing radiation. The company’s TRRUST-Stor VPX RT SSD product leverages SpaceVPX architecture to facilitate integration with an ecosystem of interoperable products optimized for the demands of space applications. Mercury’s entire suite of SSD devices, including the TRRUST-Stor VPX RT device, was engineered for the rapid commercialization of product variants meeting customer-defined form factors, ruggedization requirements and security features.

“This follow-on order is further validation of Mercury’s market-leading position in the development and commercialization of innovative, affordable and highly reliable microelectronics for space applications,” said Iain Mackie, VP and GM, Mercury’s microelectronics secure solutions group. “Our core expertise in military-grade storage solutions, coupled with our next-generation business model, uniquely positions Mercury to capitalize on the growing space market while unlocking value to defense prime contractors, government agencies and the U.S. warfighter.“