General Dynamics Communication Systems Wins Army Tactical Message System Contract, Worth Up to $77 Million
TMS Is Army’s Answer To Official Department of Defense Messaging System
TAUNTON, Mass. -- General Dynamics Communication Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract for the Tactical Message System (TMS) program by the U.S. Army’s Communications Electronics Command, Ft. Monmouth, N.J. The initial TMS contract value is nearly $11 million. If options for three additional years are exercised, contract value could grow to $77 million.
TMS represents the Army’s implementation of the Department of Defense-mandated messaging system, the Defense Message System (DMS), which replaces the Automatic Digital Network and conventional e-mail.
The contract calls for the design, engineering, fabrication, production and delivery of 21 suites of equipment, including spares, warranty and training. When deployed, the system will allow commander message traffic, such as operation orders, to be passed across the battlefield.
"I’m very pleased that General Dynamics has the confidence of our customer to design and build the Tactical Message System," said Jerry DeMuro, president, General Dynamics Communication Systems. "We’re very proud to have served Army tactical communication needs for several decades. We understand Army tactical communications and the challenges and intricacies of TMS."
To permit full deployment flexibility of the Tactical Message System, General Dynamics is implementing a modular, scalable, secure approach to its design, taking full advantage of its experience in integrating and packaging commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment for tactical applications. By configuring highly reliable COTS equipment into lightweight transit cases, General Dynamics is designing a system that can easily be deployed, operated and maintained by the Army’s TMS teams. In addition, the system design supports future growth and technology insertion.
General Dynamics has teamed with long-time partner Data Systems Analysts (DSA) for the TMS program. DSA complements General Dynamics’ expertise in battlefield communications with its first-hand knowledge of the Defense Messaging System. The two have proven experience and complete resources to deliver and support an innovative technical solution, and assure a seamless integration into the Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) architecture.
"We have some stringent requirements to meet, but General Dynamics brings to bear an impressive depth and breadth of talent and experience," said John Martin, General Dynamics Communication Systems vice president – communication and international systems. "We have integrated and deployed systems for the tactical environment from TRI-TAC to Mobile Subscriber Equipment networks."
General Dynamics Communication Systems is headquartered in Taunton, Mass. The unit provides secure communication and information solutions that integrate custom-developed and commercial off-the-shelf products for the military and commercial markets. It designs, integrates, and supports strategic and tactical battlefield communication systems, worldwide, and provides environmentally hardened and special packaging of computer equipment and peripherals for both commercial and military applications.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 43,000 people worldwide and has annualized sales of approximately $10 billion. The company has leading market positions in shipbuilding and marine systems, land and amphibious combat systems, information systems and business aviation.
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General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange: NYSE)
News Release - Thursday, July 20, 2000
Press Contact: (703) 876-3190
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