The company has 1, 500 employees in and around Clifton working on electronic jammers, information systems and tactical communications for all of the military services.

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Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company's battery-powered, hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication.

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And the information systems and technology unit is a leading supplier of tactical communications and cyber-security solutions.

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For businesses, this approach means they can design business models and business processes that are optimized for opportunities and growth, rather than being limited by the rigidity of either legacy systems or short-sighted cloud strategies predicated on tactical efficiency rather strategic advantage.

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Pro-Tect Systems is now being replaced by start-up firm Tactical Safety Responses (TSR), which is based in the same area and will use some of the same staff as its Northampton-based predecessor.

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It is fissionable material and small tactical warheads that are in danger of being stolen or sold, not the well-guarded strategic systems.

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