Ultralife Awarded $7.4 Million Contract

Ultralife Batteries, Inc. has been awarded a new production contract for its BA-5390/U battery valued at approximately $7.4 million, by the U.S. Defense Department.

The BA-5390/U is a lithium/manganese dioxide non-rechargeable battery, and, with 50% more energy, is an alternative to the lithium/sulfur dioxide BA-5590/U battery, the most widely used military battery in the U.S. Armed Forces. The BA-5390/U is widely used to power more than 50 military applications, such as the AN/PRC-119 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) and the Javelin Medium Anti-Tank Missile Command Launch Unit.

The BA-5390/U gives soldiers the latest and best battery technology in a cost-effective manner. More energy in each battery provides longer mission time with fewer batteries for soldiers to carry and fewer batteries to ship and dispose of, all of which reduces cost to the military.