Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it was awarded a contract worth $US 15 million from Energean Israel Ltd. (a subsidiary of Energean Oil and Gas plc) to provide a security solution for their Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform.
FPSO platform (Picture source : Coreworx)
This contract will cover a period of 2 years, accompanied with 10 years of maintenance, warranty and logistic support for the new equipments, all provided by Elbit Systems and its subsidiary companies.
The security suite developed by Elbit Systems will include a wide range of sensors (elctro-optic systems, radars, sonars, …), a command and control center and rapid interception boats equipped with their dedicated sensors. It will enable the security crew of the platform to detect, identify and neutralise both surface and submarine threats. Therefore, it will increase security on these platforms which often are the target of some pirates or militias.
