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Army Awards Contract for New Uniform

Washington Post:

General Dynamics Corp. won an Army contract yesterday, potentially worth $3 billion, to outfit the soldier of the future with wired uniforms (see example) that monitor heart rates and respiration and with helmets that receive real-time video from overhead drones.

General Dynamics beat Exponent Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., for the contract, which initially is worth about $100 million but will mushroom significantly once the Army starts outfitting the troops.