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EADS Wins Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Saudi Border Security Contract

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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said it has won a large contract to be the System Integration Engineer on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Border project contract, providing command, control, surveillance and related solutions along 5,600 miles of the country's borders. EADS did not disclose the value of the award although press reports in Europe put the five-year contract at between $2.3 billion and $2.8 billion. Work will be carried out by EADS' Defence and Security…

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