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General Dynamics UK Takes Part In CWID This Month

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Friday, June 20th, 2008

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General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are likely to benefit allied operations in Afghanistan in 2011. General Dynamics is the 2008 CWID System of Systems Integrator (SOSI) for the Land Environment. "CWID provides an environment in which the defence industry and Britain's military can show and develop key capabilities for the future," Jim…

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