Renewal Statement

0292-EX-RR-2010 Text Documents

General Dynamics C4S

2010-10-27ELS_111059

10/27/2010

Reference: #0292-EX-RR-2010

The U.S. Coast Guard is modernizing its outdated national distress communications
system. The project, called “Rescue 21”, will be the nation’s primary maritime
emergency system for the more than 78 million boaters and 13 million vessels that
navigate coastal and intercoastal waters.

The system will greatly improve the Coast Guard’s ability to detect mayday calls from
boaters, pinpoint the location of the source of the call, and coordinate rescue operations
throughout the 95,000 mile U.S. coastline and interior waterways.

Testing of this equipment will continue to be required at the General Dynamics C4
Systems facility in Scottsdale, Az. This testing will be used to verify the operation of the
shore, vessel, and portable type equipment which will comprise the enhanced National
Distress and Response System (NDRS).

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Document Modified: 2010-10-27 10:49:51

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