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Raytheon, DRS, Team For Army 3rd Generation Improved FLIR

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

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Raytheon [RTN] and Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies April 1 said they have entered a teaming agreement for the Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared program (3rd Gen IFLIR) B-Kit."The companies will provide an IFLIR system to provide the military with a significant improvement in reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition," said Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. “The 3rd Gen IFLIR program is critical to our military forces and necessary to sustain our soldier's combat advantage."The teaming arrangement aims at…

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