Awarded Jointly with supply chain partners, Including DCD Protected Mobility, and NIITEK Eleycon 21, $ 20m contract covers the supply of six Husky units as the vehicle-mounted mine detection (VMMD) solution, along with spare parts and training media to the army.
CSI CEO Mike McCormack said: "With two operators Increased Mission capability, and The most advanced sensors available today, the Husky platform equipped with NIITEK's ground-penetrating radar Provides the essential technology for road clearance and helps protect the lives of service members and Civilians who live in combat environments. "
Representing the first HMDS acquisition by Spain, the contract is designed to bracket the Spanish Army's Combat engineers and soldiers Deployed in Afghanistan.
Equipped with advanced sensors, the two operator HMDS Retains the same protection, survivability, and mobility features of the single-operator Husky system, and has-been designed to Provide enhanced vehicle control and situational awareness to the user.
NIITEK president Juan Navarro Stated: "The System Has HMDS proven to be a useful technology against the threat of IEDs and buried explosive hazards and Nato soldiers That Spanish Coalition partners face in the current theater of operations."
HMDS is a multi-panel high-performance system for Detecting Surface ugly and buried explosive terrorism threats, Including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), unexploded ordnance (UXO) and weapons caches on main supply routes (MSR) and Open Areas in the battlefield.
Originally Delivered to the U.S. Army, The System Has Helped military staff in Detecting Numerous pressure-plate IEDs Prior to detonation in Numerous road surfaces and soil requirements in Afghanistan since early 2008.
Deliveries under the contract are scheduled for completion in 2013.
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