Contracts from the United States Department of Defense.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 September 2005-US DOD: Contracts from the United States Department of Defense(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08092005 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $33,586,496 cost-plus award-fee contract. This award is for the System Development and Demonstration Completion, Low Rate Initial Production, and Production and Deployment of the KG-3X Cryptographic Modernization Program.

KG-3X units are used in the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network and the Fixed Submarine Broadcast System for strategic transmission of Emergency Action Messages. The program entails box replacements, card set replacements, and reprogramming of 862 units. Of these, 385 units will require organic service...