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NATO Reveals First Bids Under Tech Refresh

Friday, April 28th, 2017

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Senior NATO officials briefed North American and European industry representatives on April 24 on the first bid invitations set to be launched in September as part of part of the alliance’s nearly $3.3 billion tech refresh, NATO said April 25.The briefing occurred on April 24 at the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency’s major conference, the NCI Agency Industry Conference and AFCEA TechNet International (NITEC17). The conference was held in Ottawa, Canada the week of April 24. The agency first…

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