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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army recently awarded General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), an additional production order valued at approximately $306 million for 3,726 Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-155 Manpack radios. The two-channel PRC-155 radios, along with vehicle integration kits and related accessories, are part of the Army's Capability Set 13 networking and communications gear deploying with...
TAUNTON, Mass., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has promoted Sandra Wheeler to be vice president of Tactical Networks. Effective January 1, 2013, Wheeler will lead the teams responsible for the continuous development and fielding of the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), the cornerstone program of the Army's network modernization plan, which provides unprecedented voice, video and...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has ordered an additional 53 General Dynamics-built AN/USC-61(C) four-channel Digital Modular Radios (DMR) for use aboard new Navy ships, submarines and inshore sites. In addition to the new radios, existing DMR hardware will be modified to accommodate networking waveforms owned by the government. This order exercises an option on a contract awarded to General Dynamics in 2010. The option has a total potential value...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems has received an order from the U.S. Army to deliver a new secure radio for Nett Warrior soldiers. The new Nett Warrior radio is part of the Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit family of radios. Weighing less than two pounds, the secure radio communicates using the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) and meets a critical communications need by giving Nett Warrior team members access to the government's classified...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems today introduced the new TACLANE®-MultiBook laptop, now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below. Government, agency and state and local law enforcement and related organizations may now use the TACLANE-MultiBook. The MultiBook can operate simultaneously on unclassified and classified networks and securely on the public Internet. It...
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has acquired Open Kernel Labs, Inc. (OK Labs), expanding its capabilities as a provider of secure mobile devices for public safety, civilian, military and commercial customers as well as in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVI) for the commercial market. OK Labs, a Chicago-based, privately held corporation, is a leading provider of virtualization software for securing wireless communications, applications and...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday formally accepted the General Dynamics C4 Systems-built Rescue 21 search and rescue communications system now serving Sector Buffalo, in New York. The Sector responds to more than 1,000 search and rescue cases annually. Using advanced direction-finding technologies and digital communications, the life-saving Rescue 21 system enables Coast Guard personnel to respond rapidly and efficiently to calls from...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Practices for recruiting America's security-cleared positions remain unchanged for the majority of hiring managers and recruiters working in government agencies, government contractors, recruiting firms, technology services companies and the defense industry, according to a new survey from ClearanceJobs.com, the leading career network dedicated to matching security-cleared professionals with the best hiring companies. Despite...
LEESBURG, Va., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the global provider of communications, connectivity and content services to remote locations around the world, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a Re-deployable Secure Operations Center (RSOC). The MTNGS RSOC will be used by the DoD as a Sensitive Compartmented Information...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest is expanding its acclaimed Digital National Security Archive with newly declassified files that provide researchers with fresh insights into the modern relationship between the U.S. and Japan. Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, Part III, 1961-2000 continues a series that provides the first broad digital access to memoranda of conversation between U.S. presidents and their Japanese...
