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Army

Army Awards Training Services Contracts For Combat Simulators, Cyber Support

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

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Army Awards Training Services Contracts For Combat Simulators, Cyber Support

The Army has awarded awarded training contracts to Cole Engineering Services, Inc. (CESI) to prototype new devices for combat simulation and information security company Root9B (R9B) to deliver advanced cyber courses at Ft. Gordon, Ga., officials said on Monday CESI was awarded a $502,000 rapid prototyping agreement for devices to improve pilot and air defense artillery training, while R9B received a one-year deal to instruct Army Cyber Mission Forces on offensive and defensive cyber operations training.“This is a vital project…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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