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DRS Technologies Wins $100 Million Contract For Canadian Light Armored Vehicle

Thursday, April 16th, 2015

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DRS Technologies Wins $100 Million Contract For Canadian Light Armored Vehicle

Canadian Forces Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) III. Photo: Canadian Army.

Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies was awarded a $100 million contract to provide mast mounted long-range surveillance suites to the Canadian Army’s Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)–Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LRSS) Project, the company said on Friday.The producer of the LAV 6.0, General Dynamics [GD], awarded DRS the eight-year, firm fixed-fee contract to produce and provide the surveillance suites, accompanying operator control stations, and program engineering and service support.DRS updated its Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment (SABRE) system for the program. SABRE is a…

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