DiOP Awarded $2.78 Million US Air Force Contract for Production of Surveillance Systems.Business Editors SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2004 Diversified Optical Products, Inc. (DiOP), a leader in thermal imaging solutions, has been awarded a $2.78 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) Electronic Systems Command for production, delivery and installation of infrared area surveillance systems. The DiOP-developed systems will be used to enhance USAF base security and feature an integrated thermal imaging camera for long-range surveillance. Manufacture of the systems will be at DiOP's Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,112 at the 2000 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center, with several colleges, recreation attractions and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park. facilities with deliveries beginning in the first quarter of 2004. Procurement will be via the Government Services Administration (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ). Louis Fantozzi, a founder of DiOP and chief engineer, said, "This prime contract from the US Air Force for this sophisticated system reflects the progression at DiOP over the past 27 years from high-end optics work to our current leading position of designing and building the entire thermal imaging solution." About DiOP The US Air Force has contracted for uncooled thermal imager surveillance systems based on the DiOP-developed Electro-Optics Sensor Suite (EOSS EOSS Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (US Air Force) EOSS Engineering Operational Sequencing System EOSS Edge of Space Sciences, Inc (Denver, Colorado) EOSS Electro-Optic Sensor System ), an integrated system of passive and active sensors for target detection. EOSS is a unique integrated system that includes a duel duel, prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under field of view thermal imaging camera, a 360-degree pan/tilt system with plug and play interchangeability in·ter·change·a·ble adj. That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts. in . The thermal imager and optional CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television suite are housed in a true environmentally sealed enclosure using back-filled dry nitrogen, and the system is designed to operate under harsh conditions with hard carbon coated exterior optical surfaces and automatic internal defrosting elements. Founded in 1976, Diversified Optical Products, Inc. (DiOP.com) delivers superior thermal imaging solutions to decision makers in Public Safety, Fire Services
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