General Dynamics' [GD] C4 Systems last week announced it was awarded a $70 million contract to equip the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (5/2 SBCT) with a new, lighter-weight version of the Land Warrior integrated fighting system. The order funds a Brigade-set of Land Warrior ensembles and vehicle integration kits. The Land Warrior system provides command-and-control, computing, communication and position-location technologies that will digitally link the Stryker brigade's infantry soldiers to the battlefield network while they…
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