XADS Awarded Counter-IED Development Contract

Anderson, IN.-- Quarter 4, 2007 -- XADS, a Directed Energy Defense Contracting Firm, announces that they have received a $2.53 Million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, IN for development activities relating to Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) technology. 

The current contract is a subsequent task order based upon an original $1.28 Million R&D contract for C-IED technology received in 2006 for engineering development and verification testing of the StunStrike™ Improvised Ordnance Detonator (IOD).  The program was requested by the U.S. Marine Corps and is an outgrowth of technology development and testing activities completed the first quarter of 2007. Delivery of this next generation IOD system will take place in first quarter 2008.  Funding for this latest contract is provided by the US Military's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).

XADS President & CEO, Pete Bitar, states that “this effort is an opportunity to provide mission support and protect the soldiers in the field, as well as the innocent lives, against these ruthless devices.  The proprietary StunStrike™ IOD technology, which has been developed and patented by XADS, is proving to be a valuable capability to counter the hazards of roadside bombs and other threats in current theaters of conflict.”