BAE SYSTEMS Brings Chemical Detection Capability to Super Bowl XXXVII Security Team.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. loaned their JCAD JCAD Joint Chemical Agent Detector JCAD Joint Committee on Agricultural Research and Development ChemSentry(TM) chemical detector to the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Fire-Rescue Department Hazardous Materials Response Unit for use during Super Bowl XXXVII Super Bowl XXXVII was the 37th championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The game was played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California following the 2002 regular season. . "Knowing we had the chemical detector on-site gave us a greater sense of security," said San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Battalion Chief Rich Leap. "When you have thousands of people's lives in your hands, every added step to ensure their safety is a step in the right direction." The JCAD ChemSentry(TM) is a point chemical detector that can be handheld or networked for chemical detection virtually anywhere the requirement exists. Carried by individuals, mounted in vehicles, or installed in and around facility installations, JCAD ChemSentry(TM) detects harmful chemical warfare chemical warfare, employment in war of incendiaries, poison gases, and other chemical substances. Ancient armies attacking or defending fortified cities threw burning oil and fireballs. A primitive type of flamethrower was employed as early as the 5th cent. B.C. vapors at concentrations that enable users to rapidly take protective action and avoid harmful agent effects. JCAD ChemSentry(TM) is designed and produced at the BAE SYSTEMS facility in Austin, Texas. BAE SYSTEMS chemical detection systems are designed to accomplish their mission in the most adverse environments users can encounter. The JCAD ChemSentry(TM) is the commercial version of the U.S. military's Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD). The JCAD program is a collaborative engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD EMD Electromechanical dissociation, see there ) effort by the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The Air Force is the lead service for the JCAD program, with the program office located at Brooks City-Base Brooks City-Base is a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, that was established in 1918. In 2002 Brooks AFB was renamed Brooks City-Base when the property was conveyed to the Brooks Development Authority as part of a unique project between local, state, , San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Note to editors: BAE SYSTEMS is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE SYSTEMS employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around $19 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions. BAE SYSTEMS North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 22,000 Americans who live and work in some 30 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with both highly innovative and leading-edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas. Integrated Defense Solutions, headquartered in Austin, Texas, employs more than 900 people at two major facilities in the United States. Integrated Defense Solutions creatively adapts and integrates technologies to rapidly produce solutions for the homeland security and defense markets. Products include chemical and biological agent detectors and systems, mine countermeasure systems, aircraft modification and assembly, airborne target presentations, aircraft countermeasures dispenser systems and expendable countermeasures, intelligent combat systems, and mission equipment upgrades. To obtain additional information about BAE SYSTEMS, visit us at www.ids.na.baesystems.com or www.chembiosolutions.com |
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