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EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGREEMENT

          THIS AGREEMENT, as amended and restated effective as of the 12th day of June, 2011, by and
between EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and Neil A. Mackay (the
“Executive”), supersedes and replaces entirely any and all previous agreements between the Company
and Executive (other than the letter agreement between Executive and the Company dated March 19,
2007, as amended June 12, 2011) that provides Executive with post-termination compensation,
following a change in the control of the Company, of a nature or in amounts not otherwise provided
under the terms of programs and policies applicable to the Company’s employees generally.

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, the Company wishes to assure both itself and its key employees of continuity of
management and objective judgment in the event of any Change in Control (as defined below) of the
Company and to provide certain other benefits, and the Executive is a key employee of the Company
and an integral part of its management;

          NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

          I. TERM OF AGREEMENT.

          This Agreement shall be effective immediately upon its execution by the parties hereto. The
term of this Agreement shall be for a rolling, three-year period commencing on the date hereof, and
shall be deemed automatically (without further action by either the Company or the Executive) to
extend each day for an additional day such that the remaining term of this Agreement shall continue
to be three years. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall immediately cease to be
effective and shall terminate if the Executive ceases to be employed by the Company, at any time
before a Change in Control (as defined below) has occurred, in a corporate officer position of vice
president or higher position; provided, however, such cessation of the Executive’s
employment (i) was not at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken
steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control, (ii) did not otherwise occur in
connection with a Change in Control that in fact occurs, or (iii) did not occur in connection with
a Board-authorized plan for, or Board-authorized implementation efforts with respect to, a Change
in Control (whether or not such Change in Control in fact occurs).

          II. DEFINITIONS.

          1. Board — The Board of Directors of the Company, or its successor.

          2. Cause — The term “Cause” as used herein shall mean: (i) any act that constitutes,
on the part of the Executive, (a) fraud, dishonesty, gross negligence, or willful misconduct and
(b) that directly results in material injury to the Company, or (ii) the Executive’s conviction of
a felony or crime involving moral turpitude. A termination of the Executive for “Cause” based on
clause (i) of the preceding sentence shall take effect 30 days after the Company gives written
notice of such termination to the Executive specifying the conduct deemed to qualify as Cause,
unless the Executive shall, during such 30-day period, remedy the events or circumstances
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termination for Cause based on clause (ii) above shall take effect immediately upon giving of the
termination notice.

          3. Change in Control — The term “Change in Control” as used herein shall mean the
occurrence of one of the following:

(i) the Company consolidates or merges with or into another corporation, or is
otherwise reorganized, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in such
transaction or if after such transaction any other corporation, association or other
person, entity or group or the shareholders thereof own, directly or indirectly,
more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock or more than 50% of the
assets of the Company; or

(ii) more than 35% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company
are, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, sold or
otherwise transferred to or are acquired by any other corporation, association or
other person, entity or group, whether or not any such shareholder or any
shareholders included in such group were shareholders of the Company prior to the
Change in Control; or

(iii) an election, or series of related elections (including a series of
contested elections involving either one or more of the same nominees or nominees of
the same party or of affiliated parties) of members of the Board of Directors
shall occur such that a majority of such members following such election(s) shall
not have been nominated or recommended for election by a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors who were serving immediately prior to such election (or the
latest in such series of election); or

(iv) the occurrence of any other event or circumstance which is not covered by (i)
through (iii) above which the Board determines affects control of the Company and
constitutes a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement.

          4. Disability — The term “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability as a result
of physical or mental incapacity to substantially perform his or her duties for the Company on a
full-time basis for a period of six months.

          5. Excess Severance Payment — The term “Excess Severance Payment” shall have the same
meaning as the term “excess parachute payment” defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.

          6. Severance Payment — The term “Severance Payment” shall have the same meaning as the
term “parachute payment” defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code.

          7. Present Value — The term “Present Value” shall have the same meaning as provided in
Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

          8. Reasonable Compensation — The term “Reasonable Compensation” shall have the same
meaning as provided in Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code.

          III. BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION.

          1. Termination Upon Change in Control — If a Change in Control occurs during the term
of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment is terminated either:

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	(i)	 	prior to a Change in Control and (x) at the request of a third party who has indicated an
intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control, (y) otherwise in
connection with a Change in Control that in fact occurs, or (z) occurred in connection with a
Board-authorized plan for, or Board-authorized implementation efforts with respect to, a
Change in Control (whether or not such Change in Control in fact occurs), or
	 
	(ii)	 	on or within 24 months after a Change in Control, and such termination is a result of
Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination, as defined below,

then the benefits described in Section 2 below shall, subject to Article IV of this Agreement, be
paid or provided to the Executive. The fact that Executive is eligible for early, normal or
delayed retirement under a Company retirement plan at the time of his or her termination shall not
make him or her ineligible to receive benefits hereunder. For the purposes of the following
definitions, the term “Company” shall include the Company’s subsidiaries and any successor as a
result of the Change in Control to the business and assets of the Company or its subsidiaries.

(a) Involuntary Termination — For purposes hereof, “Involuntary Termination”
shall mean termination of employment that is involuntary on the part of the
Executive and that occurs for reasons other than Cause, Disability or death.

(b) Voluntary Termination — For purposes hereof, “Voluntary Termination”
shall mean termination of employment that is voluntary on the part of the Executive,
and, in the judgment of the Executive, is due to, and which occurs within six months
of:

(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s title and status in effect prior to the Change in Control, a
material increase or decrease in the Executive’s responsibilities at the
Company from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or
an adverse alteration in the nature or status of such responsibilities
(other than any such alteration to the extent incidental to the fact that
the Company may no longer be a public company);

(ii) a reduction by the Company of the Executive’s base salary from such
salary in effect prior to the Change in Control;

(iii) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a
location outside the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, or the Company’s
requiring the Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s
principal executive offices (or other office within the same metropolitan
area as any office principally used by the Executive during the year
preceding the Change in Control), except for required travel on the
Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations prior to the Change in Control;

(iv) the failure by the Company, without the Executive’s consent, to pay to
the Executive any portion of the Executive’s then-current compensation
(including base salary and annual bonus to the extent payable under the
terms of annual bonus programs in effect from time to time), or to pay to
the Executive any portion of an installment of deferred compensation

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under any deferred compensation program of the Company, in each case within
seven days of the date such compensation is due;

(v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan
in which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control, which is material to the Executive’s total compensation, including
but not limited to the Company’s annual bonus plan, stock option plan, or
any similar or substitute plans adopted prior to the Change in Control,
unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or
alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by
the Company to continue the Executive’s participation in such plan (or in
such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less
favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided (or potentially
available under incentive compensation programs) and the level of the
Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with
benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any
of the Company’s life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability
plans in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or the taking of any action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or would
deprive the Executive of any material fringe benefit otherwise enjoyed by
the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

(v) the failure of any successor to assume this Agreement as provided in
Section V.2 below.

A termination shall not be considered voluntary within the meaning of this Agreement if such
termination is the result of Cause, Disability or death of the Executive. The Executive’s
continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any
act or failure to act relating to Voluntary Termination hereunder.

          2. Benefits to be Provided — If the Executive becomes eligible for benefits under
Section 1 above, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the compensation and benefits
set forth in this Section 2.

(a) Salary — The Executive will continue to receive his or her current
salary (subject to withholding of all applicable taxes and any amounts referred to
in Section 2(b) below) for the period specified below following his date of
termination in the same manner as it was being paid as of the date of termination;
provided, however, that the salary payments provided for hereunder
shall be paid in a single lump sum payment, to be paid not earlier than six months
and one day, and not later than seven months, after his or her termination of
employment; provided, further, that the amount of such lump sum
payment shall be determined by taking the salary payments to be made and discounting
them to their Present Value on the date the Executive’s employment is terminated,
increased by interest on such amount for each day from the 31st day after
termination of employment until the date of payment, calculated on a daily basis at
a rate per annum equal to the rate used to determine such Present Value. For
purposes hereof, the

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Executive’s “current salary” shall be the highest rate in effect during the
six-month period prior to the Executive’s termination. The period for which such
salary payments shall be so made shall be as follows:

(i) 36 months in the case of a Change in Control occurring without the prior
approval of the Board of Directors; or

(ii) 30 months in the case of a Change in Control occurring with the prior
approval of the Board of Directors.

(b) Health and Life Insurance Coverage — The health and life insurance
benefits coverage (including any executive medical plan or split dollar insurance
plan) provided to the Executive at his or her date of termination (or, if greater,
within six months prior to such date of termination), shall be provided by the
Company (no less frequently than monthly) at its expense at the same level and in
the same manner as if his or her employment had not terminated (and, if applicable,
such coverage had not been terminated or modified within six months prior to such
date of termination), but subject to the customary changes in such coverages if the
Executive reaches age 65 or has similar changes in personal or family circumstances,
beginning on the date of such termination and ending on: (i) the date 12 months from
the date of such termination in the case of a Change in Control occurring without
the prior approval of the Board of Directors, or (b) the date 18 months from the
date of such termination in the case of a Change in Control occurring with the prior
approval of the Board of Directors. Any additional coverages the Executive had at
termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on
the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts.
Any costs the Executive was paying for such coverages at the time of termination
shall be paid by the Executive by separate check payable to the Company each month
in advance. If the terms of any benefit plan referred to in this subsection do not
permit continued participation by the Executive, then the Company will arrange for
other coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits with the
Executive to pay for such coverage no more than the Executive was paying at the time
of termination under the terms of any benefit plan as described above. The coverages
provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period for
which COBRA will be provided, and may at the Company’s election be provided as COBRA
coverage, subject to payment by the Company to the Executive (monthly in advance) of
additional compensation equal to the excess of the COBRA premium over the costs
otherwise payable by the Executive as provided above, in each case as in effect from
time to time, plus an additional amount as necessary to reimburse the Executive for
additional taxes payable on both such additional compensation and such additional
amount at a combined tax rate of 45%; provided, however, that the
first of any such payments by the Company shall be made no earlier than six months
and one day, and not later than seven months, after the Executive’s termination of
employment and shall include all amounts so payable with respect to the first seven
months following such termination.

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(c) Stock Options — As of the Executive’s date of termination, all
outstanding stock options granted to the Executive under any stock option plan or
program maintained by the Company shall become 100% vested and immediately
exercisable, and shall thereafter remain exercisable until the expiration dates
otherwise in effect had the Executive remained continuously employed by the Company.

(d) Annual Bonus for the Year Preceding Termination — If not previously
paid, the Company shall pay to the Executive cash incentive compensation for the
year preceding the year in which the termination occurs, in an amount determined in
accordance with, and payable as provided in, the Company’s Executive Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan (or successor or replacement plan) as in effect for such
preceding year.

(e) Annual Bonus for the Year of Termination — In the case of a Change in
Control occurring with the prior approval of the Board of Directors, the Company
shall pay to the Executive cash incentive compensation for the year in which the
termination occurs in the amount determined in accordance with, and payable as
provided in, the Company’s Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (or
successor or replacement plan) as in effect for such year.

(f) Effect of Death — In the event of the Executive’s death after he becomes
entitled to payments or benefits hereunder, the payments and benefits shall be
continued to his or her spouse for the remainder of the applicable 36-, 24- or
12-month period. If the Executive is not married, the payments and benefits shall
cease on his or her date of death.

(g) Allocation for Non-Competition Obligation. — A portion of the payments
paid to Executive under this Agreement in the amount of $500,000 is paid to
Executive as consideration for Executive’s Non-Competition Obligation under Article
VII of this Agreement.

          IV. LIMITATION OF BENEFITS.

          1. Limitation of Amount — Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
if any of the compensation or benefits payable, or to be provided, to the Executive by the Company
under this Agreement or otherwise are treated as Excess Severance Payments (whether alone or in
conjunction with payments or benefits outside of this Agreement), the compensation and benefits
provided under this Agreement or otherwise shall be modified or reduced in the manner provided in
Section 2 below to the extent necessary so that the compensation and benefits payable or to be
provided to the Executive under this Agreement that are treated as Severance Payments, as well as
any compensation or benefits provided outside of this Agreement that are so treated, shall not
cause the Company to have paid an Excess Severance Payment. In computing such amount, the parties
shall take into account all provisions of Code Section 280G, and the regulations thereunder,
including making appropriate adjustments to such calculation for amounts established to be
Reasonable Compensation, and for amounts paid to the Executive as consideration for the Executive’s
Non-Competition Obligation under Article VII of this Agreement. The determinations under this
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Severance Payments shall be made by an independent accounting firm selected by the Company and the
Executive, which shall provide detailed supporting calculations to the parties.

          2. Modification of Amount — In the event that the amount of any Severance Payments
which would be payable to or for the benefit of the Executive under this Agreement must be modified
or reduced to comply with this Article, the Executive shall direct which Severance Payments are to
be modified or reduced but only to the extent that the right to direct, and the actual direction
of, which Severance Payments are to be modified or reduced does not result in any failure of this
Agreement to comply with Section 409A of the Code. If the right to direct, or the actual direction
of, which Severance Payments are to be modified or reduced would result in any failure of this
Agreement or any other arrangement to comply with Section 409A of the Code, then, in lieu of the
Executive’s right to direct which Severance Payments are to be reduced or modified, the order of
reduction, on a pro rata basis within each category, shall be first any such cash payments, next
any equity compensation, then any medical or life insurance and lastly any other remaining payments
or benefits. No increase in the amount of any payment shall be made without the consent of the
Company.

          3. Avoidance of Penalty Taxes — This Article shall be interpreted so as to avoid the
imposition of excise taxes on the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code or the disallowance of a
deduction to the Company pursuant to Section 280G(a) of the Code with respect to amounts payable
under this Agreement or otherwise. In connection with any Internal Revenue Service examination,
audit or other inquiry, the Company and the Executive agree to take action to provide, and to
cooperate in providing, evidence to the Internal Revenue Service that the compensation and benefits
provided under this Agreement or otherwise do not result in the payment of Excess Severance
Payments.

          4. Additional Limitation — In addition to the limits otherwise provided in this
Article, to the extent permitted by law the Executive may in his or her sole discretion elect to
reduce (or change the timing of) any payments he may be eligible to receive under this Agreement or
otherwise to prevent the imposition of excise taxes on the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code
or to otherwise reduce or delay liability for taxes owed under the Code; but, only if the right of
the Executive to elect to reduce (or change the timing of) any payments he or she may be eligible
to receive under this Agreement or otherwise, or any actual election to reduce (or change the
timing of) any payments he or she may be eligible to receive under this Agreement or otherwise,
will not result in any failure of this Agreement or other arrangement to comply with Section 409A
of the Code.

          V. MISCELLANEOUS.

          1. Notices — Any notice to a party required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered and shall be hand delivered, sent by
facsimile transmission with request for confirmation of receipt, or mailed registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested), to such party at such party’s address as specified below, or at
such other address as such party shall specify by notice to the other.

	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	If to the Company:
	 	EMS Technologies, Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	660 Engineering Dr.
	 

	 	 	 	Norcross, GA 30092
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: General Counsel

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          If to the Executive, to his or her last address provided to the Company by the Executive, and
if none as otherwise shown on the records of the Company.

          2. Assignment — This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective executors, administrators, heirs, personal representatives
and successors, but, except as hereinafter provided, neither this Agreement nor any right hereunder
may be assigned or transferred by either party thereto, or by any beneficiary or any other person,
nor be subject to alienation, anticipation, sale, pledge, encumbrance, execution, levy or other
legal process of any kind against the Executive, his or her beneficiary or any other person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person or business entity succeeding to substantially all of the
business of the Company by purchase, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise, shall be
bound by this Agreement and must assume all obligations of the Company set forth in this Agreement,
and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such assumption prior to the
effective date of any such succession.

          3. No Obligation to Fund — The agreement of the Company (or its successor) to make
payments to the Executive hereunder shall represent solely the unsecured obligation of the Company
(and its successor), except to the extent the Company (or its successor) in its sole discretion
elects in whole or in part to fund its obligations under this Agreement pursuant to a trust
arrangement or otherwise.

          4. Applicable Law — This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

          5. Arbitration of Disputes; Expenses — All claims by the Executive for compensation
and benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in
writing. Any denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered
to the Executive in writing within 20 days following the submission of such claim, and shall set
forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied
upon. Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall
be settled exclusively by arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia, in accordance with the commercial
arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitration award
shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered on the
arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Any arbitration award in favor of the
Executive, in whole or in part, shall include interest, at the rate of 10% per annum, on the amount
awarded from the date it was due for payment as provided in this Agreement. In the event the
Executive incurs legal fees and other expenses in seeking to obtain or enforce any rights or
benefits provided by this Agreement and is successful, in whole or in part, in obtaining or
enforcing any such rights or benefits through settlement, arbitration or otherwise, the Company
shall pay, and any arbitration award shall include, the Executive’s reasonable legal fees and
expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement and the Executive’s share of the fees of the
arbitrator, such fees and expenses to be paid by the Company promptly but in any event within 30
days after any final settlement, arbitration or adjudication of any denial of claim for benefits
hereunder. Except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence, each party shall pay its own
legal fees and other expenses associated with any dispute, provided, that the fee for the
arbitrator shall be shared equally.

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          6. Amendment — This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument signed by
the parties hereto, which makes specific reference to this Agreement.

          7. Severability — If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable any other provisions hereof.

          8. Other Benefits — Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or replace the compensation
or benefits payable to the Executive, or otherwise adversely affect the Executive’s rights, under
any other benefit plan, program or agreement to which the Executive is a party, including, but not
limited to, the letter agreement between Executive and the Company dated March 19, 2007, as amended
effective as of June 12, 2011.

          VI. SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it is intended that any
payment or benefit provided pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is considered to
be nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be provided and
paid in a manner, and at such time, including without limitation payment and provision of benefits
only in connection with the occurrence of a permissible payment event contained in Section 409A,
that complies with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to avoid the
unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non-compliance. For purposes of this Agreement,
all rights to payments and benefits hereunder shall be treated as rights to receive a series of
separate payments and benefits to the fullest extent allowed by Section 409A of the Code. If the
Executive is a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to Paragraph
(5) thereof) and any of the Company’s stock is publicly traded on an established securities market
or otherwise, then payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under this Agreement which is
considered nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be deferred
for six (6) months and one (1) day after termination of the Executive’s employment or, if earlier,
the Executive’s death, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code (the “409A deferral
period”). In the event such payments are otherwise due to be made during the 409A deferral period,
the payments which would otherwise have been made in the 409A deferral period shall be accumulated
and paid in a lump sum as soon as the 409A deferral period ends, and the balance of the payments
shall be made as otherwise scheduled. In the event benefits are required to be deferred, any such
benefit may be provided during the 409A deferral period at the Executive’s expense, with the
Executive having the right to reimbursement from the Company once the 409A deferral period ends,
and the balance of the benefits shall be provided as otherwise scheduled. For purposes of this
Agreement, termination or cessation of employment shall mean a “separation from service” within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code where it is reasonably anticipated that no further services
would be performed after such date or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would
perform after that date (whether as an employee or independent contractor) would permanently
decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed over the
immediately preceding 36-month period (or, if lesser, Executive’s period of service).

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          VII. NON-COMPETITION OBLIGATION

     For a period of six (6) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason,
Executive shall not (a) organize or form any other business that will compete with the Business of
the Company (as defined below) or (b) engage in the executive management of, or provide consulting
services concerning the executive management of, any person or business entity that competes with
the Business of the Company, other than the Company or its affiliates within the Territory. The
term “Business of the Company” means the design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of
wireless connectivity solutions addressing the enterprise mobility, communications-on-the-move,
tracking and in-flight connectivity markets for commercial and government users, including but not
limited to:

     (i) Aviation. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of (a)
satellite-based communications through a broad array of terminals and antennas for the
aeronautical markets and (b) in-cabin connection devices and computers to process data on
board aircraft, including rugged data storage, airborne connectivity, air-to-ground
connectivity, and data recording and replay equipment;

     (ii) Defense and Space. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of
antenna and radio frequency beam management systems for a broad range of military and
commercial applications, including mobile network-centric operations, RADAR for battlefield
visibility and precision strike, satellite sub-system, and commercial aero connectivity;

     (iii) LXE. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of rugged mobile
computers and wireless networks, which includes mobile computers that incorporate WLAN
radios, wireless access points that provide a radio link to the wire network and associated
host computers, and software that manages and facilitates the communications process with
the database; or

     (iv) Global Tracking. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of
satellite-based communication products and services for telematics and micro telemetry
applications into global markets, including those which enable customers to locate, track,
communicate, and safeguard mobile assets, fleets, cargo and personnel, as well as to monitor
fixed assets in hostile and remote terrains.

The term “Territory” means the territory for which Executive is providing services at the time of
termination of Executive’s employment. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Territory
identified in this Article VII is an area for which Executive performs services for the Company by
being actively engaged as a member of the Company’s executive management team. Executive agrees
that Executive’s obligations under this Article VII are obligations which will continue beyond the
date Executive’s employment terminates and that such obligations are reasonable and necessary to
protect the Company’s legitimate business interests. Executive agrees that the remedies at law
available to the Company for any actual or threatened breach by Executive of the covenants in this
Article VII would be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of
the covenants in this Article VII, including entry of an ex parte, temporary restraining order in
state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against activities in violation
of this Article VII, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order, in addition to
any damages and legal expenses which the Company may be legally entitled to recover without the
purchase and posting of bond or other security.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its
duly authorized officers and the Executive has hereunder set his or her hand, as of the date first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: John B. Mowell

Title: Chairman of the Board	 
	 	Date: 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	(Corporate Seal)

 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Attest: 	 
	 	 	Assistant Secretary 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Neil A. MacKay 	 
	 	Date: 
	 
	 

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EXHIBIT 10.2

[EMS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LETTERHEAD]

June 12, 2011

Dear Neil:

     This letter (the “Amendment”) will serve to amend the letter agreement between you and EMS
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) dated March 19, 2007 (the “Letter Agreement”, which together
with the Amendment is referred to as the “Agreement”), in the following respects:

     (1) On page 2 of the Letter Agreement, the paragraph titled “Termination Situations” is
modified to read as follows:

     “Termination Situations: We do not provide any employees with guaranteed periods of
employment. However, in the event your employment terminates as a result of your Involuntary
Termination or Voluntary Termination (collectively referred to as your “Termination”), the Company
agrees:

     (a) to continue to pay to you for 21 months following the date of your Termination the
sum of (i) your monthly base salary in effect on the date of your Termination, and (ii)
one-twelfth (1/12th) of the average of the bonuses paid to you with respect to the
three calendar years preceding your Termination. Such amount shall be paid to you in equal
installments on the Company’s regular bi-weekly pay dates and shall be subject to
withholding of all applicable taxes; and

     (b) to continue to provide you for 21 months following the date of your Termination the
health and life insurance benefits coverage (including any executive medical plan or split
dollar insurance plan) provided to you at your date of Termination at the same level and in
the same manner as if your employment had not terminated Any additional coverages that you
had at Termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on
the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. To the
extent you were required to pay any costs for such coverages at the time of Termination, you
agree to pay such amounts by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance.
If the terms of any benefit plan referred to in this subsection, or applicable law, do not
permit you to continue such participation, then the Company shall pay to you the cost of
such benefits to the Company in a lump sum within thirty (30) days after your Termination.
The coverages provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period
for which COBRA will be provided to you.

 

 

Provided however, for purposes of clarification, in no event shall you be entitled to the payments
and/or benefits pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above if you have received, are receiving or will
receive payments under the Amended and Restated Executive Protection Agreement between you and the
Company effective as of June 12, 2011 (the “EPA”) on account of your termination of employment
following a “change in control” as defined in the EPA (a “Change in Control”).

For the purposes of this paragraph, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

“Cause” shall mean (i) any act that constitutes, on your part, (a) fraud,
dishonesty, gross negligence, or willful misconduct and (b) that directly results in
material injury to the Company, or (ii) your conviction of a felony or crime involving moral
turpitude. A termination for “Cause” based on clause (i) of the preceding sentence shall
take effect 30 days after the Company gives written notice of such termination to you
specifying the conduct deemed to qualify as Cause, unless you shall, during such 30-day
period, remedy the events or circumstances constituting Cause to the reasonable satisfaction
of the Company. A termination for Cause based on clause (ii) above shall take effect
immediately upon giving of a termination notice.

“Disability” shall mean your inability as a result of physical or mental incapacity
to substantially perform your duties for the Company on a full-time basis for a period of
six months.

“Involuntary Termination” shall mean termination of your employment that is
involuntary and that occurs for reasons other than Cause, Disability or death.

“Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination of your employment that is voluntary,
is due to, and occurs within six months of:

     (i) the assignment of any duties inconsistent with your title and status in effect
prior your Termination, a material increase or decrease in your responsibilities at the
Company from those in effect immediately prior to your Termination, or an adverse alteration
in the nature or status of such responsibilities (other than any such alteration to the
extent incidental to the fact that the Company may no longer be a public company, and may be
a subsidiary of another entity);

     (ii) a reduction by the Company of your base salary from such salary in effect prior
to your Termination;

     (iii) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location
outside the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, or the Company’s requiring you to be based
anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices;

     (iv) the failure by the Company, without your consent, to pay any portion of your
then-current compensation (including base salary and annual bonus to the extent payable
under the terms of annual bonus programs in effect from time to time), or to pay any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the
Company, in each case within seven days of the date such compensation is due;

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     (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which
you participated immediately prior to your Termination, which is material to your total
compensation, including but not limited to the Company’s annual bonus plan, stock option
plan, or any similar or substitute plans, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an
ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the
failure by the Company to continue your participation in such plan (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of
benefits provided (or potentially available under incentive compensation programs) and the
level of your participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to
your Termination;

     (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide you with benefits substantially
similar to those under any of the Company’s life insurance, medical, health and accident or
disability plans in which you were participating immediately prior to your Termination, or
the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce
any of such benefits or would deprive you of any material fringe benefit you otherwise
enjoyed immediately prior to your Termination; or

     (vii) the failure of any successor to assume this Agreement.

In no event will termination of your employment which is the result of Cause, Disability or
your death be considered a Voluntary Termination.

(2) The Letter Agreement is amended by adding the following new provision:

 “ Retention Payment. In order to encourage you to remain employed with the Company following a
Change in Control and as consideration for the Executive’s obligations under the “Non-Competition
Agreement” set forth below, the Company will pay to you a retention payment (the “Retention
Payment”) in the amount of $500,000, provided that you remain employed with the Company or its
successor until the date that is two (2) years following such Change in Control. Such Retention
Payment shall be paid in a lump sum payment (subject to applicable tax withholdings) within thirty
(30) days following your termination for any reason.

(3) The Letter Agreement is amended by adding the following new provision:

“Non-Competition Agreement. For a period of six (6) months following the termination of your
employment for any reason following a Change of Control, you agree that you will not (a) organize
or form any other business that will compete with the Business of the Company (as defined below) or
(b) engage in the executive management of, or provide consulting services concerning the executive
management of, any person or business entity that competes with the Business of the Company, other
than the Company or its affiliates within the Territory. The term “Business of the Company” means
the design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of wireless connectivity solutions
addressing the enterprise mobility, communications-on-the-move, tracking and in-flight connectivity
markets for commercial and government users, including but not limited to:

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     (i) Aviation. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of (a)
satellite-based communications through a broad array of terminals and antennas for the
aeronautical markets and (b) in-cabin connection devices and computers to process data on
board aircraft, including rugged data storage, airborne connectivity, air-to-ground
connectivity, and data recording and replay equipment;

     (ii) Defense and Space. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of
antenna and radio frequency beam management systems for a broad range of military and
commercial applications, including mobile network-centric operations, RADAR for battlefield
visibility and precision strike, satellite sub-system, and commercial aero connectivity;

     (iii) LXE. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of rugged mobile
computers and wireless networks, which includes mobile computers that incorporate WLAN
radios, wireless access points that provide a radio link to the wire network and associated
host computers, and software that manages and facilitates the communications process with
the database; or

     (iv) Global Tracking. The design, development, manufacturing, sale and provision of
satellite-based communication products and services for telematics and micro telemetry
applications into global markets, including those which enable customers to locate, track,
communicate, and safeguard mobile assets, fleets, cargo and personnel, as well as to monitor
fixed assets in hostile and remote terrains.

The term “Territory” means the territory for which Executive is providing services at the time of
termination of Executive’s employment. You acknowledge and agree that the Territory identified
herein is an area for which you perform services for the Company by being actively engaged as a
member of the Company’s executive management team. You agree that your obligations under this
paragraph are obligations which will continue beyond the date your employment terminates and that
such obligations are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business
interests. You agree that the remedies at law available to the Company for any actual or threatened
breach of your covenants in this paragraph would be inadequate and that the Company shall be
entitled to specific performance of the covenants in this paragraph, including entry of an ex
parte, temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive
relief against activities in violation of this paragraph, or both, or other appropriate judicial
remedy, writ or order, in addition to any damages and legal expenses which the Company may be
legally entitled to recover without the purchase and posting of bond or other security. You
further agree that you will repay the full amount of the Retention Payment to the Company in the
event a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that you have violated the terms of your
Non-Competition Agreement.

(4) The Letter Agreement is amended by adding the following new provision:

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409A Compliance. The parties intend that payments and benefits under the Agreement comply with or
be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the
regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and the Company
shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe the Agreement and any associated documents
in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or compliance with) the requirements of Code
Section 409A. If this Agreement (or any award of compensation, including, without limitation,
equity compensation or benefits) does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an
exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent
interpretations or other evidence of intent, such provision shall be considered ambiguous as to its
exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted by the Company in a
manner consistent with such intent, as determined in the discretion of the Company.

A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of
this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered
nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of
employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code
Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a
“termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean such a “separation from
service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for
purposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section
1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Company determines that you
are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment
or benefit that you become entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from
service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such
payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months
and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of your death (the “Delay
Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to
this paragraph (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments
in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to you in a lump-sum, and any remaining
payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the
normal payment dates specified for them herein.

Any reimbursements provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the
meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code
Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other
amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last
day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or
other amounts were incurred; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any given
calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse in any other
calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to
expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Code Section 105(b) solely because such
expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (iii) your
right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements may not be

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liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations
to make such reimbursements apply later than your remaining lifetime.

For purposes of Code Section 409A, the right to receive any installment payments shall be treated
as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this
Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment
shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of
payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no
event may you, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under
this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability if any provisions of
this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A but
do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, Code Section 409A.

(5) The provisions of this Amendment shall be effective as of June 12, 2011. Except as amended
herein the provisions of the Letter Agreement shall remain in effect.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: 

Title: 	 
	 	Date: 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	(Corporate Seal)

 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Attest: 	 
	 	 	Assistant Secretary 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Neil A. MacKay 	 
	 	Date: 
	 
	 

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