Air Force Research Lab Awards KeyW $24 Million Contract to Advance Its Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance...
August 08 2017 - 9:15AM
The KeyW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW) announced today that the
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded the company a $24
million contract to conduct research in Multi-Sensor Multi-Domain
Fusion, including radio frequency, electro-optical and infrared
sensing and exploitation for airborne Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance (ISR).
Under the contract, which will be funded over five years, KeyW
will support AFRL in extending the body of knowledge in
Multi-Domain Sensing for Autonomy and deliver hardware and software
components to include imaging, detection, tracking,
multi-functional sensor applications, high-performance time- and
space-fused multi-intelligence processing and airborne testbed
operations to provide solutions to the Air Force’s future Air
Dominance and Anti-Access/Area Denial challenges. This may also
include transitioning this technology to operational platforms
using the AgilePod™ multi-intelligence pod developed by KeyW for
AFRL under the Agile Manufacturing for ISR contract last year.
KeyW’s director of Dayton Operations and visionary behind the
Air Force’s Blue Devil, AngelFire and AgilePod programs, George
Dalton, will serve as the KeyW program lead. “We’re proud to
continue supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory and are
dedicated to the success of its mission serving the world’s
greatest Air Force,” George stated. KeyW’s Dayton team supports ISR
development efforts for AFRL, the Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center,
developing several single- and multi-band radar systems, a
GPU-based supercomputer, exploitation products and
multi-intelligence small unmanned aerial vehicle operations.
“We look forward to supporting AFRL as it continues to push the
boundaries of airborne ISR,” said John Sutton, KeyW’s chief
operating officer. “It’s a phenomenal opportunity to drive the
mission forward while leveraging the existing multi-sensor
technology KeyW developed and tested to conduct critical research
for Department of Defense customers.”
KeyW’s ISR systems are software-reconfigurable, multi-spectrum
sensors that are readily adaptable to diverse missions and a wide
range of aircraft and ground vehicles. When coupled with its
aircraft services capabilities, KeyW’s radar, electro-optical,
light detection and ranging and signals intelligence solutions
deliver highly advanced, yet affordable ISR products and services
for virtually any mission.
About KeyW KeyW is a pure-play national
security solutions provider for the Intelligence, Cyber and
Counterterrorism Communities' toughest challenges. We support the
collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of information
across the full spectrum of their missions. We employ and challenge
more than 2,000 of the most talented professionals in the industry
with solving such complex problems as preventing cyber threats,
transforming data into intelligence and combating global
terrorism.
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uncertainties, including but not limited to those risk factors set
forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated and filed March 15,
2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as required
under the Securities Act of 1934, and other filings that we make
with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and
risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. KeyW is under no obligation to (and
expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its
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future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
Heather Williams
Corporate Media Relations
443.733.1613
mailto:communications@keywcorp.com
Mike Alber
Chief Financial Officer
443.733.1600
investors@keywcorp.com
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