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Homeland Security

Sierra Nevada Nabs Potential $248M Counter-IED Contract

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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

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The Defense Department has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) a potential $248.3 million contract for the production of Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.1 dismounted systems to meet urgent requirements in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The base value of the contract is $36.5 million. The dismounted JCREW systems help protect U.S. troops from the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The systems are electronic jammers designed to prevent the initiation of…

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