The contract could see Plymouth company Audax Business Consultancy sending 600 of its Cylon body-worn surveillance systems to the Department of Defense.
Steven Rogers, the company’s CEO, said he was excited to be given the opportunity to work with the Department and that the hard work of the Audax team had finally come to fruition.
“We have been working with the US Department of the Army’s Procurement Team since the spring so we are delighted to have clinched this deal,” he said.
“This contract is due mainly to the success of this market-leading head camera system both here and abroad in taking evidence to court.
“The use now, by the US Military, provides another example of the multitude of uses this system can be used for.”
Combining digital video and audio capture with instant visual display and playback, the Cyclon system is currently being used to secure convictions by more than 40 police forces worldwide.
Audax says the cameras weigh just 20g and are tamperproof, making sure that whatever a user sees or hears is safely captured. After missions or patrols, up to 100gb of recorded images are downloaded from the attached HDD to a PC or laptop and stored securely.
A Home Office pilot earlier this year found that there was an 8% reduction in violent crime when the cameras were used by police officers. There was also a 40% increase in the number of violent crimes detected.
Following the study, Home Office minister Tony McNulty said, “The government is committed to tackling violent crime and anti-social behaviour, and the assessment so far is that the deployment of this new technology could be very effective in reducing crime, acting as a preventative tool, and a means to enhance detections.”
It has been reported that 20 of the Audax systems have already been shipped to the US for use on operations by servicemen and women.
