Bravura awarded Army aerostat contract

Bravura Information Technology Systems has won a $306 million contract to operate Army aerostats.

Bravura will service the new Persistent Surveillance Systems — Tethered (PSS-T) program, which combines the Persistent Threat Detection System and the Persistent Ground Surveillance System projects.

"PSS-T provides warfighters with an effective ISR capability, support to force protection and platforms to extend communications networks beyond line of sight," said a Bravura news release. "Filled with helium and attached to mobile mooring systems by high-strength tethers, PSS-T large and medium aerostats have scalable capabilities providing around the clock surveillance of broad areas for weeks."

Bravura will partner with Lockheed Martin, which makes the PSS-T Large version, and TCOM, which makes PSS-T Medium. Other PSS-T team members include Tobyhanna Army Depot, Dragoon Technologies, Priority Worldwide Services, Accent Controls Inc., Cape Fox Professional Services, Digital Results Group and STS International.

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