FAIRFAX, Va., April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS)
upgrade has achieved a 'Full Operating Capability' (FOC)
designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs
and Border Protection (CBP). This key milestone was achieved after
two years of successful deployment and field testing along the
southern border and underscores the operational impact this
solution provides to the U.S. Border Patrol. The RVSS capability is
currently operational in Nogales,
Douglas, Naco, Yuma,
and Ajo, Ariz., with relocatable
deployments planned in McAllen and
Laredo, Texas in 2017.
"The deployment of the Remote Video Surveillance System is
important to the safety of our agents and to our mission," said
Ronald D. Vitiello, Chief of CBP's
U.S. Border Patrol. "Successful partnerships like the one we
have with the General Dynamics team, are necessary to efficiently
and effectively secure the border."
Located on elevated towers and structures, the RVSS advanced
electro-optical and infrared sensors provide persistent ground
surveillance to Border Patrol agents via an intuitive video
management system with real time analytics to effectively detect,
track, identify, classify and respond to missions along U.S.
borders.
"Reaching a full operating capability designation is a testament
to both the effectiveness of the RVSS solution and our continued
partnership with CBP," said Dan
Busby, vice president and general manager of General
Dynamics Information Technology's IT Services and Solutions sector.
"The RVSS upgrade will continue to provide CBP and U.S. law
enforcement personnel with the advanced technology necessary to
secure our nation's borders and increase agent safety through
enhanced situational awareness."
In July 2013, CBP awarded General
Dynamics One Source the contract to upgrade the RVSS capability
along the southern U.S. border. General Dynamics One Source is
comprised of General Dynamics Information Technology and General
Dynamics Mission Systems.
General Dynamics has a diverse portfolio of Physical and Border
Security contracts with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Department of Defense and commercial customers, providing
integrated security systems leveraging next generation wireless
network infrastructure, secure mobile communications, operational
support systems and advanced surveillance systems such as
electro-optical and infrared long-range cameras. These programs
include the recently awarded design and delivery of CBP's
Relocatable Remote Video Surveillance System (R-RVSS) under Federal
Aviation Administration Technical Support Services Contract
(TSSC-4), Tactical Communications Modernization, Commercial Tier 1
Carrier Wireless Network Infrastructure and mission-critical
wireless communication systems deployments such as Rescue 21, the
U.S. Coast Guard's nationwide command, control and communications
system that connects Coast Guard personnel with distressed
mariners. Additionally, the company has supported large technology
integration programs, including the consolidation of DHS
Headquarters at St. Elizabeths in Washington, D.C.
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