Peraton of Herndon, VA announced on February 4 that it has received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) contract, comprising one base with four option years, valued at up to $277.5M. The contract is a recompete that extends Peraton’s decade-plus legacy of providing operations and integrated logistics support for TARS.
TARS is an essential element of
the Homeland Security Domain Awareness Network and a major contributor to
successful law-enforcement operations along the United States-Mexico border
and in the Florida Straits and a portion of the Caribbean to counter
drug trafficking, human trafficking, and smuggling.
“Peraton is proud to
continue to support DHS CBP in providing critical detection and monitoring
services that enables the interdiction of smugglers and narcotics
traffickers,” said John Coleman, president, Defense and Homeland
Security sector. “Over more than 10 years working on TARS, we have honed
our ability to maximize aerostat availability through effective logistics
management, while implementing staffing efficiencies, integrating emerging
technologies, and satisfying evolving mission demands. Peraton’s expertise
continues to drive the strong customer partnerships that advance desired DHS
CBP national security outcomes.”
Through the TARS contract,
Peraton will continue to operate and maintain a series of airborne radar
platforms and associated infrastructure to provide persistent, long-range
detection and monitoring for interdicting low-level air, maritime and surface
smugglers and narcotics traffickers.
Using tethered aerostats resembling blimps, TARS operators relay essential data to DHS that is used to closely monitor border activity. In addition, surveillance data is shared with the U.S. military and international law enforcement partners conducting related air surveillance and air sovereignty missions.
Source: Peraton
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