Wearable Antenna Technologies, Inc. Presents TVAS at 8th Annual Defense and Economic Development Trade Show

Wearable Antenna Technologies, Inc. (WAT), designers of the innovative Tactical Vest Antenna System (TVAS), joined over seventy defense vendors at the 8th Annual Defense Contractor’s Trade Show, hosted by Senator Richard Burr, on August 10th in Fayetteville, NC.

During the invite-only breakfast prior to the Trade Show opening, WAT representatives enjoyed a talk by Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin, Commanding General of the 18th Airborne Corps, on the important role of defense contractors in the stabilization and growth of North Carolina’s economy.

Congressman Larry Kissell and Senator Kay Hagan both expressed an interest in the Tactical Vest Antenna System while meeting with Bobby Dennis, President of Wearable Antenna Technologies. “I appreciate the time Senator Hagan and Congressman Kissell spent with us.”, stated Bobby Dennis after the trade show, “Wearable Antenna Technologies looks forward to expanding our mutually beneficial relationships in the defense industry through trade shows such as this one in Fayetteville.”

Senator Richard Burr, also in attendance, noted of the trade show, “70 vendors and over 300 individual participants attended this year’s trade show.  North Carolina has the 3rd largest military presence of any state in the US and this event was a great opportunity to create jobs in the state by fostering economic relationships between contractors and North Carolina companies.”

Eminent attendees of the trade show included Senator Kay Hagan, Senator Richard Burr, Congressman Larry Kissell, Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin, Major General William E. Ingram, and Garrison Commander of Ft. Bragg, Colonel   Stephen J. Sicinski.