LINKOPING, Sweden, Dec. 2, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Saab Training LLC of Orlando, Florida and its team mate, Tec-Masters Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama were awarded a firm fixed price contract valued at $7m for the production of a Vehicle Instrumentation Interface Package or VIIP through the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI).
The VIIP will provide the instrumentation link for U.S. Army's newest Stryker light armored vehicles at the three Combat Training Centers in California, Louisiana, and Germany from 2003 to 2005.
The prime contractor, Tec-Master Incorporated, a small U.S. business, will produce some components and conduct the final assembly and test in Huntsville, Alabama. The VIIP is a proven instrumentation system derived from the successful Tank Weapons Gunnery Simulator System (TWGSS) program fielded in forty U.S. Army sites around the world by Saab Training Systems AB, of Huskvarna, Sweden.
Saab Training Systems, a subsidiary of Saab, has been a leader in the target and simulation industry since 1965 with major training sites in Europe and the United States.
Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space. The group covers a broad spectrum of competence and capabilities in systems integration.
For further information, please contact: Jorgen Lindgren, Saab Training LLC, USA Phone: +1 (407) 380-2425 Robert Clydesdale, Saab Training LLC, USA Phone: +1 (770) 998-3159
For info on U.S. projects contact: market@saabtraining.com
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