On September 11, 2008, L-3 Communications announced that its Advanced Products and Design unit has been awarded a $23.2 million delivery order to provide 600 VideoScout-MC mobile video exploitation and management systems to the United States Marine Corps.
These systems enhance portable equipment currently in use by adding video imagery in real-time, which improves situational awareness. Production of these units is underway, with deliveries expected in the fourth quarter of 2008.
The Marine Corps will receive the mobile VideoScout-MC laptop computer with integrated multi-band receivers. VideoScout-MC captures video and metadata directly from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), targeting pods, intelligence feeds and other common sensors, and allows users to view, archive, annotate, search, geo-reference and disseminate relevant, actionable video intelligence to others.