Army orders more Boomerang tech from BBN

September 8, 2009 by admin · View Comments
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted BBN Technologies to deliver its Boomerang Shooter Detection Systems and associated vehicle installation technologies.

BBN Technologies Awarded $22M to Provide Additional Boomerang Shooter Detection Systems to US Army

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, today announced that it has been awarded a $22,460,000 contract by the US Army Product Manager Robotics and Unmanned Sensors (PM RUS) to deliver 1,095 Boomerang Shooter Detection Systems and 2,195 vehicle installation kits. The Boomerang system immediately alerts US Forces to incoming hostile fire and pinpoints the location of the enemy shooter. Last year, BBN delivered over 5000 Boomerang systems to the

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