Late yesterday the Navy announced two contract awards for the initial production of 54 multifunctional information distribution system (MIDS) low-volume terminals. The contracts total nearly $20 million, with options that could raise the worth of both contracts to $85.6 million. MIDS is an international effort to develop and build a tactical information distribution system equal to the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System, but in a low-volume, smaller unit. NATO partners involved in the program are Germany, Italy, France and Spain...
