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Boeing Nabs Small Maritime Security Award

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

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Boeing [BA] has received a $4.4 million contract from a Pennsylvania county to design, integrate and install a surveillance system for a 14-mile stretch of the Delaware River near Philadelphia that is host to a range of critical infrastructure. The surveillance system will include a series of long-range surveillance cameras and radar located at key points along the river that will be integrated into a communications system that includes Boeing’s Visual Communications Operations Control security management software platform that gives…

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