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Army

Army Awards Long-Lead Item Contract For FCS Spin Outs

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

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Boeing [BA] said yesterday it received an $18.7 million Army contract to procure long- lead items and related tooling and test equipment to support the initial delivery of early Spin Out systems to the first infantry brigade combat team. "This contract award is a vote of confidence in the technological maturity of these Spin Out capabilities," Gregg Martin, Boeing vice president and Future Combat Systems program manager, said in a statement. "These Spin Outs represent a system of systems, capabilities-based…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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