Aerostats

 

Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats

Aerostats for Poland. TCOM last week said it has received an Army contract worth over $600 million to provide the Polish armed forces its aerostat systems for airspace and surface reconnaissance. The Foreign Military Sale is through the Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command and Control, and Counter Command and Control. Maryland-based TCOM said its platform is equipped with open architecture active electronically scanned array radar and electronic warfare capabilities for persistent, early warning and long-range tracking integrated into existing command-and-control systems. The contract was finalized after the Government Accountability Office rejected a protest by QinetiQ, Inc., challenging the award.

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