U.S. Army awards FCT contract to LNY for evaluation of RSD/Dorbyl South African vehicular mine detection system.WEST BABYLON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1995--LNY Sales Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to begin the multiphase Mul´ti`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having many phases; Adj. 1. multiphase - of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle testing of a vehicular mine detection system manufactured by RSD RSD Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, see there (a division of Dorbyl Limited of Boksburg, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. (RSD/Dorbyl)). Under the Defense Department's Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT FCT Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Portuguese University) FCT Fundamentals of Computation Theory FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation) ) program, RSD/Dorbyl was selected by the U.S. Army to participate in the program to evaluate and test their system against specific U.S. military mine detection requirements. According to Gino Leone, president of LNY LNY Lanai City, HI, USA - Lanai (Airport Code) Sales Inc., "RSD/Dorbyl is the first South African company invited to participate in the FCT program and the only known company manufacturing tactically-proven commercial vehicular mine detection systems designed for the safe detection of land mines." The system will undergo two phases of testing. Phase One will focus on the detector pan portion of the system in order to evaluate the electronics. Phase Two will test the survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. of the vehicle over various explosive devices as well as adaptability in multiple terrains and under diversified environmental conditions. Testing is to be conducted under the supervision of an evaluation team from the U.S. Army and representatives from RSD/Dorbyl and their exclusive U.S. agent, LNY Sales Inc. Under the provisions of the contract, Phase One testing of the vehicular mine detection system is scheduled to begin at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia mine lanes in late September. "We are confident that a decision by the U.S. Army to add the vehicular mine detection system to their inventory would substantially decrease needless land mine casualties both to military personnel and civilians" states Shon Craig, director of strategic programs for LNY Sales Inc. in Washington, D.C. In business for over 15 years, LNY Sales Inc., a multifunctional organization specializing in sales, service and marketing to military and commercial markets worldwide, maintains offices in both New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Washington, D.C. CONTACT: LNY Sales Inc. Gino Leone, president 516/661-8900 (phone) 516/661-8954 (fax) or Shon Craig, director, strategic programs 703/791-4027 (phone) 703/791-2406 (fax) |
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