Libya has signed a 300 million euro ($441.3 million) contract with Italy's Finmeccanica for a border control and security system, the firm said Oct. 7. The deal, between Finmeccanica unit Selex Sistemi Integrati and the Libyan General People's Committee for General Security, is split into tranches, with the first 150 million euro tranche of work already under way. "Selex Sistemi Integrati, in line with its mission of prime responsibility for the architecture of large systems within Finmeccanica, will design, install and integrate all the subsystems of the program," the firm said in a statement. "In addition, the company will provide all the typical functionalities of a [command, control and communication] system, such as command decision support tools, information processing, integration of data gathered by different sensors - provided by Selex Sistemi Integrati itself - and emergency management," according to the statement. "Selex Sistemi Integrati will also be responsible for the training of operators and maintenance staff."
[Defense News]