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Boeing Receives $138 Million For LRIP of BCTM Increment 1

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Friday, February 26th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt As anticipated this month, the Army issued a $138 million contract to Boeing [BA] for the low-rate-initial-production of the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 capabilities. Under the fixed-price contact, the team led by Boeing with support from SAIC [SAI] will equip the first Infantry Brigade Combat Team with these networked capabilities, along with associated system engineering and program management support. "These capabilities are needed today by soldiers conducting combat operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere," said…

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