Contract manufacturing specialist Connectec to provide switch subassembly units for ground combat vehicles
WARREN, Mich. – U.S. Army electronics experts needed switch subassembly units for a variety of land-based combat vehicle vetronics and other electronic systems. They found their solution from electronics contract manufacturer Connectec Co. in Irvine, Calif.
Officials of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division in Warren, Mich., announced a $10.3 million five-year contract Wednesday to Connectec for switch subassembly units. The contract manufacturing company prevailed in this competition over one other bidding company.
A switch assembly turns an electronic device on or off by connecting or breaking an electrical circuit. Components include the contacts, the switch body components that permit or deny the flow of electrical current; and the wiring harness, which holds the switch and provides a location for electricity to enter or exit.
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The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division is awarding this contract on behalf of the U.S. Army. The division handles military sourcing and test for a variety of electronic components and subsystems.
The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division in Warren, Mich., supports Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command at Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich., which houses the laboratories and facilities of The Army's Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), formerly known as United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).
This group handles much of the research and development for Army ground combat vehicles.
On this contract Connectec will complete the work in January 2029. For more information contact Connectec online at https://connectecco.com, the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division at www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime, or the Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center at www.usarmygvsc.com.
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John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.
