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September 24, 2013

Boeing Completes Deliveries of Processing Units for Army's Air, Missile Defense Network
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 25, 2013
Boeing has recently finished delivering more than 40 computer processing units that will support an integrated network of computer and communication equipment critical to U.S. Army air and missile defenses. Boeing's Plug and Fight Processing Units are the main computing assets that link together various Army weapons and sensor platforms with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command Systems (IBCS), a single network with common command and control. Boeing is a subcontractor to Northrop ... read more

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