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DRS Wins $12 Million Contract To Upgrade Electronic Warfare Equipment For U.S. and Australia E/A-18s

Friday, January 23rd, 2015

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DRS Technologies Inc. was awarded a $12 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production and delivery of up to 180 Joint Tactical Terminal-Receivers (JTT-R) for U.S. Navy and Australian EA-18G aircraft, the company said on Jan. 22.The contract is to include PTT-R production engineering, test set racks, fixtures, and tooling.JTT-R is an ultra-high-frequency receiver that provides near real-time, over the horizon threat data for situation awareness and assessment, the company said. It also provides data for threat avoidance, targeting, mission planning,…

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