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Drone Aviation Awarded Contract From Defense Department Prime Contractor BAE Systems for WASP Tactical Aerostat Upgrades
Drone Aviation Awarded Contract From Defense Department Prime Contractor BAE Systems for WASP Tactical Aerostat Upgrades.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nDrone Aviation Awarded Contract From Defense Department Prime Contractor BAE Systems for WASP Tactical Aerostat Upgrades \n\nDrone Aviation Awarded Contract From Defense Department Prime Contractor BAE Systems for WASP Tactical Aerostat Upgrades\n\n\nExisting DoD-Owned WASP Systems to Receive Second Generation Enhancements\n\n\n JACKSONVILLE, FL --(Marketwired - March 30, 2016) - Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQX: DRNE) (\"DAC\" or \"Drone Aviation\"), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to upgrade existing U.S. Government-owned Winch Aerostat Small Platform (\"WASP\") tactical aerostat systems from Department of Defense (DoD) prime contractor BAE Systems.The upgrade contract, valued at $194,000, includes a number of technical enhancements to the WASP systems currently owned and operated by a DoD customer. These upgrades will enable enhanced flight operations and greater payload flexibility as a result of an upgraded APIU (Aerial Payload Interface Unit) specially designed to support a wide variety of payloads including advanced video and communications systems. This current upgrade award from BAE follows a recent award earlier this month for multiple WASP Gen 2 systems for a new DoD customer.\"The second generation WASP is the result of our DoD-focused strategy with continuing improvements from extensive field tests and operational feedback from soldiers, our military customers and our team over the past few years. The Gen 2 system enhances an already highly capable platform that is redefining the roll of modern, mobile, tethered tactical aerostats. With its new capabilities, the WASP can provide enhanced force protection, situational awareness and communications range extension in a single, compact, cost-effective solution that can be operated nearly anywhere by just a few operators,\" said Jay Nussbaum, Chairman of Drone Aviation Holding Corp. \"Our goal over the next few months is to support the increased interest in the WASP by the military and assist our allies in combating the growing incidence of terrorism and armed conflicts now taking place around the world.\"Over the past 3 years, the U.S. Army-owned WASP systems have successfully completed operations in multiple DoD exercises including Army Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs)...