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MOWAG to Reconfigure 16 PIRANHA II 8x8 Combat Vehicles for Swiss Army

KREUZLINGEN, Switzerland – On 21 December 2005, the Kreuzlingen-based armored vehicle technology enterprise MOWAG GmbH received an order from “armasuisse,” the procurement agency of the Swiss Army, to reconfigure 16 PIRANHA II 8x8 “Pal Pz 93” armoured personnel carrier (APC) variants to the “Kdo Pz 93+” command vehicle (CV) configuration.

These reconfigured vehicles will be employed to fulfill the new scope of tasks assigned to infantry troops at the company and battalion level. MOWAG, as system integrator, will have the overall responsibility for reconfiguring the vehicles, for equipment integration logistics material. Work will be completed at MOWAG in Kreuzlingen, and delivery of the vehicles will take place during the first half of 2006.

This is an important milestone for MOWAG, as it extends the company’s systems integration capability into the reconfiguration and vehicle upgrade segment of the equipment life cycle. Over the next two years, armasuisse is planning to upgrade additional MOWAG PIRANHA and EAGLE vehicles to anticipate and meet the change in tactical missions and requirements.

MOWAG GmbH of Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, develops, designs, and manufactures technologically advanced special vehicles for military use. More than 12,000 armoured wheeled vehicles of the MOWAG Piranha, MOWAG Eagle, and MOWAG Duro series are fielded all over the world. MOWAG is part of the General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems group, and employs more than 500 people at its Kreuzlingen location. More information can be found at www.mowag.ch.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 71,900 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.

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News Release - Friday, January 20, 2006
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