VANCOUVER -- Northstar Electronics, a electronics contractor and OEM of sonar technologies, today reported third-quarter revenues climbed up 87% to $413,132, while the net loss from operations narrowed to $161,514.

Northstar CEO Dr. said, "We have taken measures to reduce salary and overhead expenses. These measures along with increased revenues have helped reduce the loss in the quarter to approximately 40% of the loss in the third quarter of 2005.

"During the quarter, we made good progress in our efforts to secure new contracts in defense and Homeland Security and anticipate concrete results shortly in several areas."

In the quarter, the company continued work on a Lockheed Martin contract for command and control consoles for submarines, on an a digital receiver for wireless underwater products, and on a sonar system for fisheries research.