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Telephonics Nabs CBP Contract for Mobile Surveillance Capability

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded a contract to Griffon Corp.’s [GFF] Telephonics unit to provide the Border Patrol with mobile surveillance system for detecting, tracking and classifying small and slow-moving targets of interest on the United States border with Mexico.Telephonics says that the base value of its Mobile Surveillance Capability (MSC) contract is $13.5 million and contains options. The order includes deliveries and integrated logistics support. A CBP spokesman tells HSR that 15 units will be delivered under…

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