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Homeland Security

ICx Nabs Potential $711M Contract for NBC Recon System

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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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ICx Technologies [ICXT] won a potential $711 million contract for the development and production for Increment II of the Defense Department's Joint Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance System (JNBCRS 2) program, by far the largest award in the company's relatively brief history. ICx says the contract begins in the fourth quarter of 2008 with an initial two-year, $20.1 million development effort. ICx went public last November and spent the prior two to three years acquiring a variety of smaller companies in…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

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Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]