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. It is the company’s first port security contract. 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 users an operational view of critical infrastructure while also automatically monitoring for user-defined alerts and alarms. Boeing has yet to select suppliers for the cameras and radar. The sensor data will go to a 911 center located in Media, Pa., in Delaware County for real-time situational awareness. The common operation picture can also be distributed to other command centers. Delaware County awarded Boeing the contract using funding supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Port Security Grant Program. Key critical infrastructure assets located within the Coast Guard’s Segment Delaware River North include Philadelphia International Airport, a petro-chemical port complex that is the second largest in the United States, commercial shipping, railway lines and the Commodore Barry Bridge.