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General Dynamics UK, Northrop Grumman Await Brunei Joint Operations Center Decision

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Friday, August 21st, 2009

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By the end of the year, Brunei is expected to select either a team led by General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited or a competing entry offered by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide a Joint Operations Centre for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The selection of the two teams for the final stage--contract negotiations--was announced after a just-completed demonstration of pilot systems in Brunei by Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, at BRIDEX 2009,…

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