Chinaview: Singapore company wins US Army contract
Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE) said it won a large U.S. Army contract for about $200 million of hardened laptop computers. The computers must be designed to stand up to harsh Army environmental and handling abuse standards. The computers will be produced between 2007 and 2009, after two years of functional and environmental testing. The Army plans to use them for diagnostic and maintenance work on weapons systems, generators and vehicles. The contract will be disbursed on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity basis over five years. STE already supplies the Army with computers, although that agreement is close to the end of its term.