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USCG Awards EADS $117 Million Contract For Three HC-144A Aircraft

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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard last week awarded the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) a $117.2 million contract to produce and deliver three HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft, marking another departure by the service away from Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS), its former lead systems integrator for the Deepwater asset modernization program. The contract includes options for six more aircraft over a four-year period in keeping with the Department of Homeland Security's approval of an extend low-rate initial…

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