Benchmark Electronics Inc
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AFSC notes that Benchmark Electronics has manufactured Mobile Video Surveillance Systems (MVSS) for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through its subsidiary Tactical Micro. MSVV units consist of “day and night camera systems fitted on telescopic poles mounted on Border Patrol 4 x 4 vehicles.”
Benchmark Electronics Inc manufactures specialized electronic assemblies and systems for military and aerospace applications. The company's business includes purpose-built defense equipment, with its facilities producing components for military customers such as Nammo Defense Systems, a known defense contractor specializing in ammunition and propulsion systems. Its technical publications, including presentations on "Lead-Free Flux Technology" at international military and aerospace avionics conferences, indicate its products are developed for and marketed to the defense sector.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Benchmark Electronics is listed as an active military contractor. The company's operations include a dedicated 64,000-square-foot precision technologies facility in Mesa, Arizona, which supports this defense manufacturing work. While the exact percentage of defense revenue is not publicly detailed in the gathered evidence, the company’s specialization in military aerospace assemblies and its listing as a defense contractor by SIPRI meet the threshold for exclusion.
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