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Lockheed Martin To Provide U.S. JFCOM With Advanced Video Intel System

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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

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The same video management technology that helps sports broadcasters assemble the day's top highlights will soon help military commanders track the action on the battlefield. The U.S. Joint Forces Command awarded a Lockheed Martin [LMT]. team a $29 million contract for Valiant Angel, a new system that will apply highly advanced broadcasting technologies to help commanders collect, manage, process, exploit and disseminate full-motion video. Under the contract, a team comprised of Lockheed Martin, Harris Corp. [HRS] and NetApp will design…

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