General Dynamics' (GD) Unit Gets $15M Air Force Contract
Zacks Investment Research | Sep 16, 2016 07:44AM ET
General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) announced that its unit, General Dynamics Mission Systems, received a $15 million contract from The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Per the contract General Dynamics’ unit will be entrusted the duty to prepare and demonstrate a software prototype that correlates geospatial intelligence, signals intelligence and cyber indicator and warning data streams for intelligence analysts.
Importance of the Deal
The timeliness of data and correct interpretation of the same gives an upper hand to the defense personnel and enables them to stay ahead in the ongoing fight against terrorism. Per the deal General Dynamics will develop a cloud-based threat detection and analysis platform using a modular architecture to automate threat assessments.
This prototype module will help reduce delays in data access and extraction, thereby shortening the time between threat identification and response.
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