Approved Technologies

The SAFETY Act provides two levels of liability protections for approval: Designation and Certification. By obtaining either Designation or Certification, companies obtain a level of legal protection in case their technology is ever put to use during a terrorist attack. See below for a list of approved technology certifications.

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Company/Technology

Harris Corporation and Exelis Inc.

Approved: September 21, 2015 | Expires: September 30, 2020

Harris Corporation and Exelis Inc. provide Operations and Maintenance (“O&M”) of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (“TARS”) program (the “Technology”). The Technology is a set of services including program management, operations, maintenance, mission support, and life-cycle management support, and personnel training. The Technology includes the day-to-day operation at contract specific sites as well as a TARS Control Center that is active 24 hours per day/seven days per week, a Program Management Office, and a repair depot and warehouse facility known as the TARS Support Center.