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Cobham Brazilian Subsidiary Secures First Major Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

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Cobham yesterday said its Brazilian subsidiary--Cobham do Brasil trading as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance--has secured its first major contract in Brazil to equip State Police helicopters with High Definition (HD) video surveillance downlinks which will be used on helicopters in 12 cities during the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. The contract was developed with a local integration partner following the opening of the Cobham’s Sao Paulo office in August last year and includes both airborne and…

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