L-3 Wescam wins INGRESS EO/IR contract
L-3 Wescam has announced that it has been awarded an in-service support contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). The contract fulfils the DND’s requirement for long-term product support of its WESCAM electro optical/ infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems and mission equipment packages as part of the Interoperable Griffon Reconnaissance Escort Surveillance System (INGRESS) programme.
Under the three-year $10 million contract, L-3 Wescam will provide repair and overhaul, life-cycle management, technical investigations and engineering services, and other as-required tasks, encompassing spares, training and upgrades.
According to the company, the mission equipment represented under the contract includes 21 systems in two distinct configurations, each including an MX-15HDi and associated ancillary equipment, such as displays, multi-functional digital moving maps, digital data recorders and air-to-ground data links.
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