Expect More Border TFRs

For ~$588,000/mile annually, it would be interesting to know the
specifics of exactly what Boeing has been contracted to supply.

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The Boeing Company http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html

Boeing Team Awarded SBInet Contract by Department of Homeland Security
* Three year effort will strengthen border security

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21, 2006 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) has awarded an industry team led by The Boeing Company a
contract [in the amount of $67-million] for the department's
technology component of its Secure Border Initiative (SBI) effort,
SBInet. The contract work [UAV operations along 38 miles of Arizona
border] will be performed over a three-year period with three one-year
options.

The Boeing SBInet team was selected over a field of major domestic and
international teams in a competition that began earlier this year.
Boeing's solution concentrated on using proven, low risk,
off-the-shelf technology to ensure SBInet will significantly improve
the availability of information and tools to Border Patrol agents so
they can better detect, identify, classify and resolve illegal border
activity by those who pose a threat to the United States.

"Being selected to support Customs and Border Protection as they
secure our nation's borders is a testament to the strength of our team
and the expertise, talent and focus that we bring to this task," said
George Muellner, president of Boeing Advanced Systems for Boeing
Integrated Defense Systems. "Our team is absolutely committed to
making SBInet a success, and we are ready to respond immediately to
our customer in the detailed design and deployment of this critical
solution to enhance our nation's border security system."

The Boeing SBInet core team includes:

* Centech -- Arlington, Va.
* DRS Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group -- Palm Bay, Fla.
* Kollsman Inc. (an Elbit Systems of America company) --
Merrimack, N.H.
* L-3 Government Services Inc. -- Washington, D.C.
* L-3 Communication Systems West -- Salt Lake City, Utah
* Lucent Technologies -- Murray Hill, N.J.
* Perot Systems -- Plano, Texas
* Unisys Global Public Sector -- Reston, Va.
* USIS -- Washington, D.C.

In the coming months, Boeing will issue subcontracts to many
additional companies including small and minority-owned businesses, to
bring the best available solutions to SBInet.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
http://www.boeing.com/ids/index.html is one of the world's largest
space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing
Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.8 billion business. It provides
network-centric system solutions to its global military, government
and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military
aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer; a
foremost developer of advanced concepts and technologies; a leading
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator
for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global
leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.
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