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Galil Motion Control Aids 360-Degree Surveillance, Soldier Protection

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

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By Ann Roosevelt More than 100 Galil Motion Control components are part of PVP Advanced Electro-Optical Systems Inc., (PVPAEO), which supply the General Dynamics [GD] Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) with a Commanders Pan Viewer System (CPV)--that gives commanders a 360 degree view of the world, its threats and dangers, from inside the vehicle, according to an industry official. "We make a kind of a generic motion controller whose mission in life is to move things automatically," Lisa Wade, VP…

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