OTTAWA, June 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Allen-Vanguard Corporation (the "Company" or "Allen-Vanguard") (TSX: VRS) of Ottawa, today announced the launch of its new OPUS and SOLO Electronic Counter Measures ("ECM" or "jammer") equipment this week at the Eurosatory defense exposition in Paris.
The OPUS jammer is the successor to the Company's Taranis vehicle-mounted jammer for international security forces requiring high performance against radio controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs). SOLO is the man-portable version of OPUS. This new family of jammers offers proven effectiveness against RCIEDs in an updatable and highly compact and ruggedized unit for long life.
As an option, OPUS can be seamlessly combined with Allen Vanguard's Electronic Protection and Integrated Cooling (EPIC) solution. EPIC environmentally seals and assist cools any vehicle mounted electronics. EPIC enables state-of-the-art, high-powered electronic systems to operate in the harshest of environments both inside and outside the vehicle while extending life-span.
The Company stated that it continues to evolve advanced new versions of its Hybrid ECM technology, including a multi-purpose next-generation platform for release later this year, that combines jamming, communications and electronic warfare capabilities in a single system.
Allen Vanguard specializes in counter-IED solutions and has thousands of jammers in use with security forces around the world, including the U.S. military. Briefings on counter-IED doctrine and techniques are being presented by the Company today at Eurosatory.
Technical and performance specifications of the Company's jammers are restricted to authorized security force representatives. For further information please contact ecm@allenvanguard.com.
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About Allen-Vanguard
Allen-Vanguard Corporation supports the mission of military and homeland security forces around the world with leading proprietary solutions for protection and counter-measures against hazardous devices of all kinds, whether chemical, biological, radiological or explosive (CBRNE), including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and remotely controlled IEDs (RCIEDs). Allen-Vanguard equipment is in service in more than 120 countries. Products include Electronic Counter-Measures ("ECM") equipment for jamming remote detonation of terrorist devices, specialty security equipment for Explosive Ordnance Disposal ("EOD"), remote intervention robots for hazardous applications, and personal protective wear for use in dealing with explosive and bio-chemical agents. Allen-Vanguard is the developer and/or sole, worldwide licensee of proprietary technologies such as the Med-Eng bomb suit, the Defender(TM) and Vanguard(TM) Mk2 bomb disposal robots, and the Universal Containment System and CASCAD Foam system for blast mitigation and decontamination of bio-chemical warfare agents. Professional services encompass counter-IED intelligence, training and advisory services, including the Triton(TM) Report on terrorist incidents around the world. The Company operates globally through its wholly-owned subsidiaries under the names "Allen-Vanguard", "Med-Eng" and "Hazard Management Solutions". Head office operations are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with manufacturing operations in Stoney Creek and Pembroke, Ontario; Ogdensburg, New York; Tewkesbury, U.K.; and Cork, Ireland; The Company has professional services operations in Shrivenham, UK, Canada and in the U.S. in Arlington, Virginia, plus sales offices in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. Allen-Vanguard's shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "VRS".
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