Britain's defence ministry will this week award a 4 billion pounds ($7.64 billion) computer system deal to a consortium headed by US firm EDS and Japan's Fujitsu Services, newspapers said on Sunday. The new system will connect 150,000 computers across the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to allow communication on everything from battlefield tactics to salaries and pensions, the Sunday Times said in an unsourced article.

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