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Tactical Communications Group To Supply Ground Tactical Data Link Systems To UAE

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Thursday, August 28th, 2014

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Tactical Communications Group To Supply Ground Tactical Data Link Systems To UAE

Ground Tactical Data Link Systems (GTS) Photo: Tactical Communications Group

Tactical Communications Group (TCG), yesterday said it received a contract award to provide its Ground Tactical Data Link Systems (GTS®) hardware and software components, as well as engineering and operational TDL services, training, and system maintenance, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces. Terms of the contract were not revealed. The award is the first direct commercial sale between the UAE armed forces and TCG. The system capabilities provided include operational support for Link 16 and Link 11 A/B…

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