FALLS CHURCH (dpa-AFX) - General Dynamics (GD) said it has received the first full rate production order from the U.S. Army to build additional Warfighter Information Network - Tactical or WIN-T Increment 2 systems.
The company said the $219 million order includes the production of more than 300 vehicle-based network communication nodes along with related equipment and materials. WIN-T Increment 2 is the Army's communications backbone providing secure, on-the-move communications, mission command and situational awareness for commanders and their soldiers.
The order allows the Army to continue fielding WIN-T Increment 2 to Army units currently scheduled to receive the system.
WIN-T Increment 2 is integrated into Mine-resistant Ambush Protected or MRAP, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles or HMMWV and Stryker vehicles.
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