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Leonardo To Continue Providing Army Vehicle Systems With Additional $58 Million Deal

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

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The Army affirmed its partnership with Leonardo DRS to continue supply computing systems for its ground combat and tactical vehicles with an additional $58 million order for the company’s Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS).The latest contract is meant to upgrade existing MFoCS units installed in Army vehicles, and brings the total value of next-generation combat computing deals with Leonardo DRS to $110 million for 2017.“Our MFoCS systems can support current and future proposed software applications, while also providing critical…

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