U.S. ARMY DEPLOYS STS INTERNATIONAL’S PORTABLE SURVEILLANCE AND ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF “OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM”

STS’ Portable Sensor Platform Features Actua’s Revolutionary PositionIt™ System

OWATONNA, Minn. (July 25, 2008) – The U.S. Army recently deployed several of STS International’s Portable Sensor Platforms (PSPs) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  An essential component of the PSP is Actua Systems Inc.’s patented positioning system that gives the unit an unprecedented 23-to-1 extension capability to elevate its payload.

STS International’s PSPs are designed to meet the Army’s critical need for portable surveillance and assessment technology.  Features include:

-The ability to elevate electro-optical/infra-red sensor and wireless communications equipment up to 14 feet using Actua System’s PositionIt system.

-A compact and durable design that can be transported either as a two man lift or on a military vehicle.

-Powered by standard military batteries and solar panels to remain operational indefinitely.

“Actua System’s innovative positioning system makes our Portable Sensor Platforms ideally suited to support the Defense Department, from tactical operations where portability and rapid response are critical to a full range of expeditionary and domestic crisis response missions,” said Doug Morgan, vice president of business development for STS.

Actua Systems plans to introduce a similar portable system for the emergency response industry to meet the lighting needs of disaster, emergency, recovery and law enforcement responders.

STS International Inc. ( www.stsint.com) is a systems engineering and integration firm with a proven track record for providing security solutions that meet the critical needs of the Department of Defense, federal agencies, and commercial industry customers.  Founded in 1993, STS is headquartered in Berkeley Springs, W. Va. with offices in St. Petersburg, Fla. and Falls Church, Va.

Actua Systems, llc (www.actuasystems.com) designs and manufactures the PositionIt™ system based on its patented interlocking ribbon design.  Based in Owatonna, Minn., clients include Walt Disney Imagineering, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Defense along with the live entertainment and security industries.

October 31, 2007

STS earns a new contract with ARINC supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City (NSWC-PC), Joint Littoral Interoperability and Asymmetric Warfare Department. Under this contract, STS may provide engineering, programmatic, and technical support for development, acquisition, and sustainment programs and projects within the NSWC-PC organization. Task areas for a full spectrum of test support include:requirements development, planning documentation development, tests systems design and development, execution, data collection, performance analysis, test reporting, exercise and trials support.

 

October 1, 2007

 

Just under this fiscal year’s deadline, STS acquired a contract to support the US Army’s current theater of operations in the capacity of engineering services and sustainment support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

 

 

September 19, 2007

 

STS announces new contract award with the United States Army to deliver our first orders of the PSP-SR.  The initial order delivers the PSP for evaluation. Once the evaluation is complete, we look forward to producing additional units.

 

 

September 14, 2007

 

STS undertakes the effort to build an initial quantity of secure wireless access points mounted on the PSP mast enclosure kit. Based on a contract through SAIC, STS will deliver the product in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency mission and for its use in operations shortly after its delivery.

 

 

August 14, 2007

 

STS received a contract extension on Camera Assisted Monitoring System (CAMS) that expands our work effort through July 31, 2008. This contract supports the continued maintenance of the deployed systems and CLS team while also allowing the continued maintenance of a CAMS test environment in the United States.

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