The U.K. Ministry of Defence Feb. 6 announced it awarded Thales UK an initial six-month contract valued at about $7.8 million to undertake the Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role on the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) program. While the contract has been placed with Thales UK, SOSI is a joint team made up of Thales UK and Boeing [BA]. The contract was signed on Jan. 24 and follows the announcement of the Thales UK and Boeing team as the…
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