FLIR Systems, Inc today announced that it has won a contract with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take over the program. Second-generation automatic identification system (Automatic Identification System, AIS-2) of the United States Coast Guard (US Coast Guard, USCG). Indiafinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Indeterminate Quantity Contract has a ceiling value of US $ 9.9 million to provide transponders for second-generation Automatic Identification System (AIS), peripherals Related,

The government plans to purchase kits and spare parts for specific category ships, with a view to equipping all USCG vessels with AIS-2 over the next five years.

"We are excited to provide AIS hardware and software technology to support the US Coast Guard mission," said Jim Cannon, President and CEO of FLIR. "Our technology will provide enhanced levels of secure communication and coordination between Coast Guard vessels, stars and coast stations. This award reinforces our technological partnership with the coastguard, providing the next-generation communications capabilities that will complement their Raymarine SINS-2 navigation systems. "

The contract will be managed and executed by the FLIR business unit at the Nashua facility in New Hampshire.

Source: businesswire.com