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NIITEK and MBDA Italia Proceed into a Collaboration Agreement
Posted February 9, 2012
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DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIITEK, Inc., a subsidiary of the Chemring Group PLC announces it is proceeding into a collaboration agreement with MBDA Italia. As part of the agreement, NIITEK will provide multiple Ground Penetrating Radar kits, integration and training services in support of the Italian Army Route Clearance package Counter-IED program. The GPR kits will be integrated onto MBDA's Vehicle Pushed Detection Trailers. Deliveries under the agreement will be made over a 12 month period.
"We are delighted that MBDA has chosen NIITEK's battle proven GPR to produce a multifaceted detection capability for the Italian MOD," said Juan Navarro, President of NIITEK. "This integration will provide an enhanced suite of sensors to soldiers in support of the route clearance mission. We look forward to contributing our GPR fielding expertise in support of MBDA's success in this endeavor."
MBDA is the only group capable of designing and producing missiles and missile systems that correspond to the full range of current and future operational needs of the three armed forces (land, sea and air). In total, the group offers a range of 45 missile systems and countermeasures products already in operational service and more than 15 others currently in development. MBDA is jointly held by BAE SYSTEMS (37,5%), EADS (37,5%) and FINMECCANICA (25%).
Chemring is a global group of companies that specializes in the manufacture of high technology electronic and energetic products that protect military people and platforms against a constantly changing threat. Supplying over 80 countries worldwide, the group has more than 4,500 employees with 21 facilities located across Europe, the US and Australia. Operating in high margin, niche markets with short product development timescales, Chemring has the agility to rapidly react to urgent customer needs and has a growing presence in Non-NATO countries. NIITEK, a Chemring company since 2008, is the world leader in the design, development and production of Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar ("GPR") systems. NIITEK's Advanced GPR systems are at the leading edge of mine detection technology with over 200 systems successfully being used by US and Coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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