Press Release
DRS Technologies Launches New Version of Thermal Surveillance Camera for Global Commercial Applications
PARSIPPANY, NJ, MARCH 28, 2012 – DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that it is offering a 9 Hz version of its WatchMaster® IP Elite thermal imaging camera to the global commercial marketplace.
Produced by the Commercial Infrared Systems line of business within DRS’ Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group, the WatchMaster® IP Elite generates sharp thermal images with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and is now offered with a frame rate of nine frames per second.
“The WatchMaster® IP Elite doesn’t compromise a single pixel of quality or performance utilizing a 9 Hz frame rate,” says RSTA President Terry Murphy, “Its detailed 320 x 240 image simply offers the highest quality available to commercial security and surveillance applications, at an unparalleled low price.”
RSTA is postured to deliver the WatchMaster® IP Elite worldwide in high volumes, extending the availability of DRS’ thermal technology in the global commercial market and RSTA’s presence internationally.
The WatchMaster® IP Elite uses uncooled vanadium oxide technology to detect long-wave infrared (heat) emissions instead of visible light, allowing it to display a clear image through haze, dust, smoke, light fog and dark of night, which are conditions that can severely limit the image quality of other low-light technologies.
It is available with a choice of three fully sealed, hard-carbon-coated, athermalized fixed-focus lenses furnishing a horizontal field of view of 40°, 16° or 9°. It can be used as a standalone system or networked via the Internet with other cameras and managed through a central office, remote video management system or its own Web interface utility and conforms to the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF™) standard for assured interoperability.
Like the 30Hz version of the WatchMaster® IP Elite, the 9Hz camera leads the industry in power savings, consuming less than 15 watts, and supports video, camera control and power over a single, tamper-resistant cable connection. In addition, it is IEEE802.3af Power over Ethernet compliant and can be integrated into existing security infrastructures easily because of its open-platform architecture.
DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. (FNC.MI) which employs more than 71,000 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company’s website at www.drs.com.
For additional information please contact:
DRS Technologies
Richard M. Goldberg
Senior Vice President
Public Affairs and Communications
(973) 451-3584
goldberg@drs.com
Brian T. Gallagher
Director, Public Affairs and Communications
(973) 898-7322
gallagher@drs.com