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KHV Wins $1.1M FOGS Contract for Javelin

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MIDDLETON, R.I., Oct. 25, 2010 — KVH Industries Inc. announced it received a $1.1 million contract award for its high-performance fiber optic gyros (FOGS) for use in the Javelin Basic Skills Trainer (BST) produced by a US defense contractor. Utilized by the US Army, the BST trains soldiers to operate the Javelin anti-tank missile system. The company’s FOGS measure precisely the shoulder-fired BST’s movement, and allow the system’s computer to synchronize that movement with the digital imagery scenario being shown on the simulator’s viewfinder. The BST operator holds the trainer while...Read full article

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    Published: October 2010
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    viewfinder
    A device, optical or electronic, that may be joined to a camera so that the operator may perceive the scene as the camera does.
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