DSIT receives $7.1 million contract for HMS system
DSIT Solutions has been awarded a $7.1 million contract for the supply of its Blackfish Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS) systems over a period of two years, it said on 7 June.
Blackfish is a medium frequency HMS designed for littoral and deep water anti-submarine warfare operations.
Dan Ben-Dov, vice president for sales and marketing, DSIT, said: ‘This order for DSIT’s Blackfish HMS systems was secured through a competitive process from a large and prestigious navy — a new customer of DSIT. The navy’s decision to equip its newly built vessels with our Blackfish sonar systems represents an important endorsement of our technology and the value of our solution.’
Benny Sela, chief executive officer, DSIT, said: ‘A few years ago we made a strategic decision to invest in developing a high-performance yet cost-effective HMS. Today, this new order further validates this strategy, following an over $15 million order in 2015. Moreover, DSIT now offers several versions of our Blackfish HMS to enable its installation on different types and sizes of vessels.’
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