Kratos receives TACOM contracts
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its subsidiary, Gichner Systems Group, has been awarded contracts from the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for Tricon products exceeding $7 million. Integration and assembly of the configurable Tricon products, which support the Warfighter’s deployment, equipment maintenance, transportation, medical and sustainment needs, will be performed at Gichner’s Charleston Marine Containers Inc. (CMCI) facility in Charleston, SC. These new orders continue the long-standing relationship between CMCI and the TACOM LCMC.
Tom Mills, President of Kratos’ Gichner Systems Group, said, “Gichner has a long relationship with TACOM LCMC, and we are proud to continue to provide our unique, versatile and easily deployable Tricon products to this extremely valuable customer in support of our nation’s warfighters.”
Source: Kratros
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