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NASHUA, N.H., July 26, 2004. BAE Systems has been selected by Kongsberg Protech of Norway to supply the upgraded Thermal Imaging Module (TIM1500) for the Remote Weapon Station (RWS) on the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Stryker vehicle. The contract is estimated at $28 million.
The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armored vehicle, which provides infantry protection in open terrain and quick transport to critical battlefield positions. The TIM program will provide Stryker with an advanced, uncooled thermal imaging camera that identifies targets deep in the battlefield in all weather and obscurant conditions.
Developed and produced at BAE Systems infrared imaging facility in Lexington, Mass., the TIM uses state-of-the-art MicroIR(R) microbolometer-based technology. This thermal engine technology is being developed by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier for the Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) program. The Stryker TIM and the Heavy TWS will share this common thermal engine, which also forms the basis for cameras serving the Homeland Security and public safety business segments.
The base contract will fund the development and qualification of the TIM1500.
Steve Jamison, BAE Systems vice president and general manager at Lexington, said, "BAE Systems is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced uncooled thermal imagers. This win allows us to expand our partnership with the U.S. Army in the exploitation of uncooled technology for the benefit of the warfighter."
The Lexington facility is part of BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems headquartered in Nashua, N.H. Kongsberg is the RWS supplier to TACOM prime contractor, General Dynamics Land System, California Technology Center in Goleta.
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems is a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces.
For more information, see www.iews.na.baesystems.com.
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