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Army

Army Taps Saab’s WAM For Precise Aviation Surveillance, Safety At JBLM

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, January 27th, 2014

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Army Taps Saab’s WAM For Precise Aviation Surveillance, Safety At JBLM

Saab Sensis WAM Image: Saab

Saab Defense and Security USA LLC said Monday the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) issued its Sensis unit a 12-month, $4.6 million firm-fixed-price task order for the company’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Fort Lewis, Wash., to provide precise surveillance during low level tactical aviation maneuvers during training. JBLM is currently under flight restrictions to mitigate flight safety hazards inherent in low-level flight, according to Army justification documents. The…

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