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General Dynamics, Colt Canada Offer Rifle-Centric Soldier System

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

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General Dynamics Canada [GD] and Colt Canada on Dec. 9 said they are working together to network Colt’s Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, which integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and targeting devices with rugged smartphone-like technology. The SWORD system brings critical situational-awareness information directly to the solider via his weapon; it will be offered as an alternative to radio-centric individual soldier systems, the companies said in a statement. “SWORD makes sense as an integrated soldier system,” said Jeff MacLeod, general…

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