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ORLANDO, Fla., June 17 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered more sensor and surveillance systems from Lockheed Martin, the company reported.
The contract is worth $58.6 million.
The contract calls for 110 Vehicle Optic Sensor Systems II units and 30 Portable Rapid Deployment Surveillance Systems, plus additional field services and supporting equipment.
The new kits are designed as lightweight and portable systems, offering combat teams riding in Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicles a 360-degree "eyes on" camera system.
The equipment will be produced at the Lockheed Martin Gyrocam Systems facility in Sarasota, Fla. The period of performance will continue through March of next year.
The PRDSS derivative of the system provides a portable surveillance system that can set up in urban, rural and extreme terrain environments and provides command personnel a bird's eye view of activity in the area.
The VOSS, developed by the Lockheed Martin Gyrocam company, is a mast-mounted sensor system that can be mounted on vehicles or expeditionary installation, offering remote controlled surveillance.
The lightweight, remotely controlled VOSS sensor mounted on a 3-foot telescopic mast, comprises high-resolution color, night vision and thermal sensors packed in a 15-inch class gyro-stabilized gimbal.
The acquisition is managed by the Marine Corps' MRAP Detection Systems Program Office.
Lockheed Martin said Gyrocam Systems has installed more than 900 Gyrocam camera systems on MRAPs throughout Afghanistan and Iraq.
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