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Saab Signs New Training Service Contract With U.K. MoD

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Thursday, June 19th, 2014

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Saab Signs New Training Service Contract With U.K. MoD

U.K. Army Trains in Kenya Photo: Saab Group

Saab and the U.K. Ministry of Defense said Thursday they have signed a three-year, $29.8 million contract for a managed training service for British Army Overseas Training Exercises utilizing Saab’s DTES system. Saab’s Deployable Tactical Engagement Simulator (DTES) system provides the infrastructure, instrumentation and resources to enable force elements to conduct realistic, live, force-on-force training while the movements and combat performance of individuals, vehicles and equipment are tracked and monitored for after action review. The U.K. MoD has chosen Saab…

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