Ultra MSI Awarded $2.83 Million Contract To Supply Hand Controls For U.S. Army Precision Guidance Systems.Components Part of Raytheon's Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS ITAS Improved Target Acquisition System (US Army) ITAS Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (Australia) ITAS Inside the Actor's Studio (TV program) ) WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- After successful competition, Measurement Systems Inc (Ultra MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. ), a division of Ultra Electronics Ultra Electronics is a British aerospace and defence company. Ultra was formed in 1993 by a management buy-out of seven Dowty Group plc companies from TI Group plc.[1] Dowty had been acquired by TI Group in 1992 for £500 million. , has been awarded a $2.83 million contract by the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (French: Agence OTAN d'entretien et d'approvisionnement), abbreviated to (NAMSA NAMSA NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency ) to provide customized hand controls for Raytheon's Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS). ITAS is the advanced Electro-Optic Target Acquisition Fire Control System that guides the TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided) weapon systems to their targets with surgical precision. Ultra MSI developed a superior hand control design that helps improve system reliability and provides quick access for fast and easy maintenance. The new customized controls - with separate left-hand and right-hand grip configurations - met all military specifications, leading to easy and seamless replacement of the previous controls. Ultra MSI met complete functionality requirements resulting in improved dependability and reduced life-cycle costs. ITAS has been fielded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, where it has demonstrated its value in all phases of conflict and subsequent peacekeeping efforts. The targeting system significantly increases TOW's effective range, improves the weapon's ability to hit a target with minimal collateral damage collateral damage Surgery A popular term for any undesired but unavoidable co-morbidity associated with a therapy–eg, chemotherapy-induced CD to the BM and GI tract as a side effect of destroying tumor cells , and allows a soldier to engage and destroy targets from safe distances. Established in 1958, the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) is NATO's principal logistics support management agency. Its main task is to assist NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. nations by organizing common procurement and supply of spare parts and arranging maintenance and repair services necessary for the support of various weapon systems in their inventories. Ultra Electronics Measurement Systems Inc is the expert in precision Human Machine Interface (HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. ) and electronic hardware solutions, including hand controls/grips, joysticks, trackballs and integrated systems. With the broadest line of products and accessories in the industry, and a proven track record of solving customer problems, Ultra MSI is recognized as the leading designer and manufacturer of positioning and tracking controls and electronic systems for military and commercial applications. For more information on Ultra MSI, visit www.ultra-msi.com (Editors: Please contact Rich Berman above for hi-res photography.) |
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