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JULY 31, 2002, 12:30EDT
MIDDLETOWN, RI, -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and a representative of the Rhode Island Army National Guard Special Forces visited to KVH Industries' Middletown, RI, headquarters to commend the company for its support of military efforts in the war on terrorism. U.S. and Canadian forces conducting counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan are using the TACNAV tactical navigation systems manufactured by KVH.
Addressing the KVH employees, Senator Reed declared, "Your technology, your innovation, and your ingenuity have made our fighting forces superior to any other in the field. The TACNAV system, fiber optic gyros, and digital sensors can mean the difference between success and failure, life and death. This company is going to be on the cutting edge of our military development. We're developing new forces, like the Interim Brigade Combat Team, that are lighter and faster. What we trade off in armor, we need to make up for with information, sensors, and technology. KVH will play a major part in this effort."
KVH TACNAV systems offers every vehicle and every force commander - whether in a command, support, or combat vehicle - 100% availability of position and other tactical data, even if the signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are disrupted or jammed. In addition to interfacing with the onboard GPS, TACNAV consolidates vehicle location and heading, turret angle, and far target location into a single-point interface that can be transmitted via digital Battlefield Management Systems to the force commander and the other units in the field. More than 7,000 KVH military navigation systems are currently fielded worldwide.
Congressman Kennedy stated "I am proud of the work KVH is doing for our nation's defense. The technology produced at KVH will enhance our Special Forces' tactical war fighting capabilities and allow them to more effectively navigate and maneuver in hostile environments. The electronic digital compass represents the next generation of high tech navigation equipment designed specifically to meet the challenges of the most complicated battlefields."
Last year Congressman Kennedy, working with Senator Reed, secured a $1.4 million appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2002 budget to support the U.S. Army's use of KVH's TACNAV tactical navigation system. Congressman Kennedy and Senator Reed are members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, respectively.
For more information, visit www.kvh.com.
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