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11-06-10, 02:17 AM
18:51 GMT, June 9, 2010 Rome | Finmeccanica, through its subsidiary SELEX Sistemi Integrati, has signed a contract worth EUR 238 million with the Land Armaments General Directorate of the Italian Ministry of Defence to supply the Italian armed forces with a digitised system known as Forza NEC (Network Enabled Capability).
The aim of the Forza NEC programme is to modernise the armed forces using technology that will maximise the exchange of operational, tactical and logistical information from each vehicle or individual deployed in the field.
SELEX Sistemi Integrati signed the five-year contract in its role as main supplier, system integrator and lead company in the definition of the overall system architecture.
The programme will also involve other Finmeccanica companies including SELEX Communications, SELEX Galileo, Elsag Datamat, Oto Melara, AgustaWestland and MBDA Italia. Other members of the industrial consortium include Elettronica, Iveco, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, the Iveco-Oto Melara consortium and the temporary consortium Soldato Futuro.
The aim of the Forza NEC programme is to modernise the armed forces using technology that will maximise the exchange of operational, tactical and logistical information from each vehicle or individual deployed in the field.
SELEX Sistemi Integrati signed the five-year contract in its role as main supplier, system integrator and lead company in the definition of the overall system architecture.
The programme will also involve other Finmeccanica companies including SELEX Communications, SELEX Galileo, Elsag Datamat, Oto Melara, AgustaWestland and MBDA Italia. Other members of the industrial consortium include Elettronica, Iveco, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, the Iveco-Oto Melara consortium and the temporary consortium Soldato Futuro.