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Published on: 3/24/2004
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"We have had a great year in Palm Bay," said DRS Tactical Systems Executive Vice President Al Zimmerman, adding that he estimates the company added 50 jobs in the past 12 months."We have been hiring all year, and it looks like that will continue."
DRS Tactical, formerly Paravant is recognized as the "world leader in providing rugged computers for the U.S. military and operations all over the world.We provide soldiers a reliable product that will work in hostile environments," Zimmerman said.
About $11 million of the contracts will be done in Palm Bay and about $2 million will be done at the company's DRS Tactical Systems West unit in Colorado Springs, Colo.