Navy Contract Awarded To HALO Maritime Defense Systems

PANAMA CITY, Fla., April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HALO) announced today an award from The Naval Sea Systems Command of $3,484,295.00 for a two year contract to provide a fully automated waterside security barrier at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is a continuation of the long standing relationship between HALO and the US Navy, and is the first operational contract with the US Navy for HALO. HALO is already installed and operational in multiple countries around the world.

Based in Newton, NH, HALO is a provider of advanced engineered solutions to secure strategic maritime assets. The HALO® line of barriers are the only marine barriers to have been validated in independent, fully instrumented crash testing by the US Navy.

The contract calls for replacing the legacy manual barrier at Naval Station Norfolk with the HALO Guardian® Gate, a next generation and fully automatic gate, as well as providing maintenance and support services for the first year of operation.  The HALO Guardian® gate is being installed to protect ships while in port and to provide a minimum of 300 feet of clearance for vessel passage in and out of port.

The HALO Waterside Security Barrier system uses a modular assembly design that is the world's only commercial off-the-shelf, scalable, and fully automatic waterside security barrier.  The Guardian gate is a double-wall barrier that can be connected to any existing infrastructure (such as breakwaters or piers) or other HALO security systems. HALO is designed to stop a hostile attacking boat on impact by transferring the kinetic energy of the force into the water mass that is trapped between the barrier walls.   The HALO system produces uniform strength and stopping power across the length of the entire barrier

Captain Brendan Gray, USN (Ret), President and COO of HALO, stated, "After 4 years of rigorous testing and evaluation by the US Navy, HALO won this competitive procurement as HALO barriers are the only barriers that are certified to meet or exceed the current US Navy Performance Specifications." 

ABOUT HALO MARITIME DEFENSE SYSTEMS
HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HALO) offers unique maritime sea barrier solutions to secure critical assets vulnerable to water-based attacks.  In a security-conscious world, both government assets (Naval bases, ships and facilities) and commercial and private assets (ports, terminals, nuclear power plants, and oil & gas rigs) have an immediate and critical need for the highest level of protection.  HALO Maritime Defense Systems' next generation patented maritime security products offer unique solutions to difficult marine security scenarios.   Installed systems demonstrate increased protection against threats in a smaller footprint with lower competitive lifecycle costs.

Contact:
Eric Johnson, CEO; Phone: +1 (603) 259-4400
HALO Maritime Defense Systems
P.O. Box 440
5 Puzzle Lane
Newton, New Hampshire
(603) 259-4400
General Inquiries:  info@halodefense.com

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