BK Technologies Corporation announced that it has received purchase orders totaling $2.1 million from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The orders, from several BLM offices in the western U.S., are primarily for the Company's BKR 5000 radio as the agency conducts a lifecycle replacement program for its communications technology. The orders also include a quantity BKR 9000 multiband radios for testing and evaluation.

The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for the administration of 245 million acres of surface land and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate throughout the United States. The agency's mission is to manage public land for multiple uses while conserving natural, historical, and cultural resources. These multiple uses include renewable energy development, conventional energy development, livestock grazing, hard rock mining, timber harvesting, and outdoor recreation.

The BLM is also responsible for the preservation of specially designated landscapes like the 35-million-acre system of National Conservation Lands and works with federal agencies to fight wildland fires that threaten public safety, ecosystems, animal and plant habitat, and recreation areas.