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International Battery Receives Contract For Advanced Energy Storage

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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

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International Battery last week said it will develop a hybrid energy storage solution for combat tanks and Stryker armored vehicles under a $730,441 contract from the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. If all options are exercised on the multi-year contract, the value could total $6.7 million. This is the second TARDEC award for the company, and it is funding work for advanced level testing and delivery of energy storage system prototypes for Silent Watch, which requires battery…

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