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DHS Awards BAE $29M to Test JETEYE on Commercial Flights

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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

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Britain's BAE Systems won a $29M contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install its JETEYE Counter-Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) aboard three 767-200 passenger aircraft operated by American Airlines [AMR] beginning this spring to test the suitability of the system for routine daily flight operations. The JETEYE systems will log 7,000 flight hours through the end of 2008. The system will be used on aircraft flying between New York and Los Angeles and possibly San Francisco. Winning…

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