ARIZONA TO RECEIVE SURVEILLANCE TOWERS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

YAHOO NEWS — TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded its subsidiary a contract to deploy border surveillance technology in southern Arizona. Known as the Integrated Fixed Tower contract, it includes a base period quantity and options that CBP may exercise over several years. Currently, CBP awarded the base period quantity for a portion of the $145 million total contract amount, to be implemented over one year, Elbit said on Sunday. [Read More]