Benzinga | May 17, 2021 09:02AM EDT

Griffon Corporation Says Co's Telephonics Corporation's Mode 5 Operationally Automated Surveillance System Receives DoD AIMS Platform Certification

Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF), announced today that its Mode 5 Operationally Autonomous Surveillance System (M5OAS) successfully completed all Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS 1201, 1202 and 1203 testing and received platform level certification. The certification testing took place at Wallops Island, Virginia, and Farmingdale, New York and included sensor validation of the company's AN/UPX-44A active Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system and AN/UPR-4(V) 6-channel Passive Detection & Reporting System (PDRS) with results showing both systems meet the requirements of DoD AIMS 17-1000 and exceed operational expectations. During the week-long testing, the PDRS consistently exceeded the maximum range required by passively detecting targets at over 200 nautical miles. The initial M5OAS system has been fully deployed in an operational theatre and additional systems have been delivered to the customer.

The M5OAS is a low cost, quick-set up, Mode S and Mode 5 compliant situational awareness system designed to meet the DoD AIMS 17-1000 program requirements for new and emerging IFF standalone surveillance systems. M5OAS can be used to upgrade legacy radar systems or utilized where Air Traffic Control (ATC) operations have been damaged in disaster relief situations or brought down for facility upgrades.

"Telephonics continues to be an industry leader in the design and development of advanced IFF and ATC technologies, and the M5OAS adds to our legacy. We were the first company to offer an All-Mode, DoD AIMS certified IFF interrogator, and we continue to lead the way by offering the first single shelter unit to integrate both active and passive IFF/ATC surveillance solutions," said David Lopez, Vice President of Surveillance Systems.

For information about the M5OAS system, please contact Kimberly Chernick at chernick@telephonics.com or visit www.telephonics.com.