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Army picks Northrop for force protection

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Published: Aug. 30, 2011 at 9:32 AM
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Northrop Grumman to provide force protection systems and components in theater and the continental United States.

Northrop said it is one of 19 companies awarded this indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the direction of the Army Product Manager, Force Protection Systems, Fort Belvoir, Va.

The companies will compete for task orders under the contract, which has a potential value of $997 million over a potential period of five years.

"We look forward to continuing to demonstrate the value of our scalable systems approach to deliver more flexible, integrated and affordable force protection solutions to the Army," said Mike Twyman, vice president of integrated command, control, communications and intelligence systems for Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "We will draw upon our extensive experience integrating complex, open-architecture systems to provide early detection and assessment of threats, thus enabling rapid decision-making and response."

Work under the contract includes the design, development, production, integration, test and installation of components and systems for early warning and protection of forces and critical assets.

The contract also covers technology insertion and training for the systems.

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