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ITT To Upgrade Sweden’s Air Defense Radar

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Friday, June 27th, 2008

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ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 coastal/gapfiller radar systems. The REMO 870 program contract, signed May 30, will upgrade the radars with state-of-the-art processing, transmitter, antenna and display technologies using commercial-off-the- shelf equipment, resulting in improved reliability and autonomous operation. This work is a key component in modernizing Sweden's national air defense program. Additional options could…

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