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February 27, 12:38 EST
FT. MONMOUTH, N.J. -- Officials at the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command recently chose a team of Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems engineers to continue supplying the U.S. Army with the AN/VIC-3 Vehicular Intercommunication System (VIS).
The team, Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector, headquartered in Baltimore, Md., and BAE Systems C4ISR, Land Platform Communications Group, based in Blackburn, U.K., have jointly supplied more than 20,000 VIS systems since the equipment was first procured by the Army in 1993, Northrop Grumman officials say. This includes exports to 14 other countries.
"Both Northrop Grumman and our team partner, BAE Systems, recognize that user requirements in military communications are continually evolving," says David Watson, program manager for Vehicular Intercommunication Systems at Northrop Grumman. "This award acknowledges our ongoing effort to enhance the VIC-3's performance, especially in the areas of cordless communication and digital data transmission."
"VIC-3 forms the basis for a family of related communication products now entering service," says Nick Heyes, BAE Systems business manager for the AN/VIC-3 program. "Ultimately they will provide digital connectivity not only within the vehicle but between groups of vehicles, while maintaining the use of existing VIC-3 assets and associated cabling."
The VIC-3 digital intercom system provides clear, noise-free communication between crew members inside combat vehicles and externally over as many as six combat net radios, Northrop Grumman officials say. It provides digital data distribution, voice-activated switching, a redundant architecture to mitigate battle damage, and a built-in test capability, company officials say.
For more information on Northrop Grumman's Electronics Systems sector contact the company on the World Wide Web at http://www.northropgrumman.com. For more information on BAE Systems C4ISR, Land Platform Communications Group contact the company on the World Wide Web at http://www.baesystems.com.
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