Azure awarded common sigint sensor contract

Azure Summit Technology has been awarded a $48.5 million Navy contract for a common signal intelligence sensor.

Under the five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Azure will support the Common Chassis Signals Intelligence program, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

"The Common Chassis Signals Intelligence mission sensor is used on manned and unmanned platforms in support of multiple Navy missions," the Department of Defense said. "It will be utilized for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support on each platform including identification and localization intelligence derived from electronic signals and systems that may include foreign targets, such as communications systems, radars, and weapons systems. This effort will provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to a broad spectrum of forward deployed Navy platforms."

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