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Army

Northrop Grumman Poised For Full Production of Candidate For Army MNVR If Selected

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it is ready, if selected, to begin full-rate production of its Freedom 350 radio to satisfy the Army acquisition rate for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehiclular Radio( (MNVR). The Army said earlier this year it plans to award a contract for the radios this month. Northrop Grumman is competing against Harris [HRS], General Dynamics [GD] BAE Systems, and Raytheon [RTN]. Photo: Army PM MNVR The company said a recent successful series of tests, trials and demonstrations and an initial production…

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