Elbit Systems of America Achieves Significant Milestones for Nogales Integrated Fixed Towers System

Elbit Systems of America, LLC ESLT announced today that its Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) border surveillance system, deployed outside of Nogales, Arizona, has successfully met milestones for system acceptance testing and conditional acceptance pursuant to its contract with the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP).  These significant milestones on the path to final acceptance follow several months of construction, integration and test activity, and verify that the system meets its performance requirements, including the ability to detect, track, identify, and classify movement on the border. The system is now available to the Border Patrol for operational use in conducting their daily mission. "The IFT program is a critical element within our broader technology and surveillance strategy for the Arizona border," said Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Acquisition Executive for CBP's Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition. "When fully deployed, we expect the system will significantly increase the awareness, safety, and operational effectiveness of our Border Patrol resources. We are very pleased to have reached these major milestones, which gives the Border Patrol the opportunity to become familiar with and to gain confidence in the system, while simultaneously providing direct support to See full press release