Aerospace and defense company Astronics has purchased Texas-based critical communications test company Freedom Communication Technologies. FTC focuses on test equipment for Land Mobile Radio networks, including P25 and Tetra.
Astronics said that it purchased 100% of FCT’s equity for $22 million in cash. The company was founded in 2015 and offers analyzers for testing LMR systems, as well as covering mapping, interference analysis and automated radio testing and alignment solutions. The company had $11 million in revenue in 2018, according to Astronics, and is expected to contribute about $10 million in revenue to Astronics in the second half of this year.
