BAE Systems to Provide Surveillance Sensors to US Army

(Farnborough, UK, July 16, 2008) -- BAE Systems has received a $14.5 million U.S. Army contract to develop surveillance sensors.

The system, to be developed under the Army's Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance Sensor (AWAPSS) program, will use dual-band visible and infrared imaging technology to collect high-resolution imagery from large areas of interest. It will enable military aircraft to conduct 24-hour surveillance.

"This system will provide our military forces with a vital tool to protect those who protect us," said Bob Gaylord, identification and surveillance program director for BAE Systems in Greenlawn, New York.

Source : BAE Systems

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