The Canadian Army's light armored vehicles are to be equipped with command-and-control systems and mast-mounted surveillance suites from Thales.
The systems are to be provided through a partnership between Thales Canada and DRS Sustainment Systems on a $100 million contract awarded by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada, which is producing the vehicles for Canada's light armored vehicle-reconnaissance surveillance system project.
"We are proud to have this opportunity to reinforce our position as the trusted provider of command and control software to the Canadian Army and look forward to collaborating with DRS to enable this capability," said Alain Gauthier, vice-president in charge of Secure Communications and Information Systems for Thales in Canada.
Under the partnership, Thales in Canada will design, develop and qualify the Battlefield Operational Surveillance Software, or BOSS, that enables soldiers to configure, control and monitor the surveillance suite sensors from a customized user interface, leveraging Thales' Land Command Support System.
The BOSS software suite will be fully integrated into the latest version of DRS' Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment system, integrating radar, thermal imaging and laser systems on a stabilized mast.
A production schedule of Thales' system was not disclosed.
