Dodd Announces Major Investment in Norden Systems
October 20, 2008

Senator Chris Dodd visited Norden Systems in Norwalk on Monday to announce new funding that will allow this defense contractor to continue building critical radar equipment for the U.S. Military. Dodd made the announcement in a meeting with company employees and also toured the plant.

 

Among its many defense products, Norden Systems is developing the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP), a new "battle management" radar that vastly improves military commanders' ability to monitor conditions on the ground in battlefields across the world. Dodd worked with key Department of Defense Congressional officials to save this program and secure $20 million for its continued development in Fiscal Year 2009. The production of the MP-RTIP will maintain hundreds of jobs at Norden Systems.


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