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Saab Receives Training Contract For U.S. Army

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

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Saab said July 7 it was awarded a $10.9 Million Training Systems order from the U.S. Army for radio systems to improve communication capabilities during live training exercises. Saab received an additional order for the Live Training Transformation Interim Range System (LT2-IRS) contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The current contract is for ranges at Fort Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Grafenwoehr, Germany. Under the LT2-IRS contract, Saab is fielding communication network systems for…

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