Bravura receives $305 million contract for US Army aerostat support program 50408161

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Bravura receives $305 million contract for US Army aerostat support program
Bravura Information Technology Systems has received a $305 million U.S. Army contract for support of the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered aerostat program.
     
Bravura receives 305 million contract for US Army aerostat support program 640 001
Bravura Information Technology Systems has received a $305 million U.S. Army contract for support of the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered aerostat program. One of the aerostats here in Afghanistan in 2010. U.S. Army photo
     
The completion date of the contract is estimated at July 2020. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. The Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity.

The tethered aerostats support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions with dual sensor capability that provides high-resolution electro-optic, infrared capabilities.

It also provides support for force protection and allows for the extension of communication networks beyond the line of sight.

[Source UPI and US Dod]