BAE Systems has been awarded $23 million in various contract modifications for work on the Bradley and M113 vehicles. “The recent Bradley and M113 awards will help to ensure that these proven vehicles will continue supporting out troops for years to come,” said Joe McCarthy, vice president and general manager of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team at BAE Systems
Brigade combat teams maneuvering across wide geographic areas will soon be linked with commanders and the Global Information Grid through an on-the-move broadband networking capability. As part of Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, General Dynamics awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide communications hardware and equipment for the transmission subsystem
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BAE Systems was recently awarded a contract for $70 million to convert 30 M88A1 hulls into M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and provide associated spare parts. HERCULES is the latest configuration in the M88 family of vehicles
Sagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French defense procurement agency DGA to supply its new Remote Video Terminal (RVT) to units in the French army’s 61st Artillery Regiment deploying the SDTI Sperwer tactical drone. Developed and produced by Sagem, the RVT recently completed a year of very successful field trials by the French army
URS Corporation today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts to provide logistics and maintenance support services to the U.S
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science, today announced that a contract has been signed with Harris Corporation (Harris) to provide the next generation of communications capability for the Army and Air Force. “The contract will provide interoperable secure voice and data communication systems that will accelerate the transition of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to a networked battlefield,” Mr Combet said
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General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc., Taunton, Mass
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that a contract has been signed with Elbit Systems Limited (Elbit) to provide the next generation of command, control and communications capability to elements of the Army, Special Operations Command and the Air Force’s Combat Support Group. “The introduction of this new capability which will increase the ADF’s battle space awareness, automate combat messaging and assist in the successful conduct of operations,” Mr Combet said