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Significant Activities

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Countermine Business Resource:

CSI has been a consistent resource to the US Army for the successful acquisition, testing, development and production of numerous mine-detection vehicles and systems from the Republic of South Africa.

Major Milestones:

CSI principles negotiated the first defense contract between the USA and South Africa, for the Test & Evaluation of a landmine-protected, Armored Personnel Carrier known as the RG-31 (NYALA). The successful testing (to include comprehensive blast testing), culminated in production contract for the systems. The US testing and production dramatically influenced follow on sales to the UN and other countries.

Concurrent with the RG-31 production, CSI principles introduced a unique, world-class vehicle-based, mobile mine detection system, known in South Africa as the �Chubby� Mobile Mine Detection System, manufactured by RSD (A Division of DCD-DORBYL (Pty) Ltd) of South Africa. Under the sponsorship of the US Army Program Manager for Mines, Countermines & Demolitions (PM-MCD), the South African Chubby System was awarded a 2-year, Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) program opportunity. As the Prime Contractor, CSI principles successfully navigated the two-year FCT program; follow-on modifications and testing; and in 1997, in an announcement given by the US President Clinton, CSI principles were directed to produce and deliver production systems under the US Army Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection (IVMMD) Program. This program and the US Army Project Engineer for IVMMD MKI received the Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Test Program Manager of the Year for 1998. CSI delivered the Block 0 vehicle platform for the GSTAMIDS Program, using the original lead vehicle from South African IVMMD system, known as the �Meerkat�. CSI in partnership with the manufacturer, RSD, delivered the first two (2) prototype GSTAMIDS-modified Meerkats to the United States for incorporation of the US-technology mine detection sensors. The integration has been completed. The IVMMD MKI system was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2003. CSI has been performing training and support of the Combat Engineers in Iraq and Afghanistan since the first quarter of 2003 as well as performing all Logistics Support.

While CSI continues to support the countermine programs indicated above, new countermine programs have been awarded to CSI. CSI was awarded the production contract for 30 IVMMD MKII systems in the first quarter of 2005. The IVMMD MKII requirements of the customer are in the range 130 systems. The contract has requirements for Technical Field Service Representatives, Direct Support Personnel Training and New Equipment Training which are being performed in Iraq. The contract additionally requires Contractor Logistics, Direct Support Personnel Training and Data items which are being performed CONUS.

Research & Development Resource:

CSI and Rochester Institute of Technology ("RIT") formed the CSI-RIT Team to pursue development of new sensor technology for landmine detection. The CSI-RIT Team has already been awarded one contract. CSI is the Team leader. Extensive work has successfully been performed on Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) to include ECM for Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED).

Business Commitments:

CSI continues to support the US Countermine and Humanitarian Demining community, with special purpose, mine-protected systems designed for Detection, Clearing and Landmine Neutralization.

CSI is committed to increasing involvement with and support to the International Humanitarian Demining effort. It is the belief of CSI that technology is a major part of the humanitarian demining solution. CSI is in a unique position to help the NGOs recognize and utilize the military demining technologies.