BBN Technologies lands Army contract
BBN Technologies, a Cambridge company that played a role in developing the Internet, said it has been awarded a $22.46 million contract by the US Army's Product Manager Robotics and Unmanned Sensors unit.
The contract is to deliver 1,095 Boomerang Shooter Detection Systems and 2,195 vehicle installation kits, BBN said.
"The Boomerang system immediately alerts US Forces to incoming hostile fire and pinpoints the location of the enemy shooter," BBN said in a press release. "Last year, BBN delivered over 5,000 Boomerang systems to the US Army, also through a contract with PM RUS. Today, there are over 6,000 Boomerang systems deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, many mounted on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles."
Last week, BBN agreed to be acquired by Raytheon Co., the Waltham-based defense contractor, for an undisclosed amount.
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