September 25, 2009 |
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General Dynamics Awarded $7 Million for Saudi Tank Work
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $7
million contract to continue to design the new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tank
for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for
design logistics was awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command
for the Royal Saudi Land Forces. General Dynamics Land Systems is a business
unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
This contract is an addition to a $58 million contract awarded to General
Dynamics in 2008 to design, develop, convert, implement and test a hybrid
configuration of the M1A1, M1A2 and M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) tank
variants. The M1A2S vehicles will possess defined capabilities that increase
lethality while limiting obsolescence. The work will be performed in Sterling
Heights.
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 92,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in
business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and
munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and
technologies. More information about the company is available online at
www.gd.com.
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