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NAVAIR Working With Army To Develop New Wide-Area Surveillance Capability

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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz The Navy is working with its counterparts at Army aviation to create a new wide-area surveillance capability for the ground service's fleet of aerostats and unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a recent contract award issued by the Navy's air warfare center. The $10.4 million contract awarded to Arlington, Va.-based Logos Technologies will cover "systems integration and testing support" of the Army's Lightweight Expeditionary Airborne Persistent Surveillance-Overseas Contingency Operations (LEAPS-OCO) system and transition that work into the remainder…

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