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US Army awards Harris HMS Manpack Radio Multi-Award IDIQ contract up to $12.7B

Harris Corp. was one of three awardees of a multi-award IDIQ contract to supply HMS Manpack radios to the U.S. Army. The IDIQ contract consists of a five-year base and an additional five-year option and has a ceiling of $12.7 billion. The Army expects full rate production to begin in the fourth quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2017 and to acquire approximately 65,000 HMS Manpack radios under the IDIQs.


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L-3 Electron Technologies expands its presence into Japan

L-3 Electron Technologies Inc. (L-3 ETI), a leading global provider of high-reliability space and defense solutions, announced today that it is opening a new office in Tokyo to expand into the Japanese marketplace. The office will act as the Asian headquarters for L-3 ETI’s pursuit of international sales of its product lines, which includes traveling wave tube amplifiers.


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