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Description of Business	3 Months Ended
Description of Business	Sep. 30, 2016
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Description of Business	Description of Business Mercury Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Mercury”) is a leading commercial provider of secure processing subsystems designed and made in the U.S.A. Optimized for customer and mission success, its solutions power a wide variety of critical defense and intelligence programs. Headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, it is pioneering a next-generation defense electronics business model specifically designed to meet the industry's current and emerging technology and business needs. The Company delivers affordable innovative solutions, rapid time-to-value and service and support to its defense prime contractor customers. The Company's products and solutions have been deployed in more than 300 programs with over 25 different defense prime contractors. Key programs include Aegis, Patriot, Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program ("SEWIP"), Gorgon Stare, Predator, F-35, Reaper and Digital Electronic Warfare System ("DEWS"). The Company's organizational structure allows it to deliver capabilities that combine technology building blocks and deep domain expertise in the defense sector.