U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $22 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $22.3 million contract for M1A1 Abrams tank systems technical support (STS).
STS funds engineering studies on Abrams tanks with the purpose of identifying improvements and conducting the change-out of obsolete parts, while keeping Abrams tanks current to their base configurations. The STS program’s objective is to maintain Abrams tanks at high operational readiness rates.
This contract enables the application of various kits to M1A1 tanks around the fleet. Additionally, it funds reset work. Through reset, General Dynamics employees service, repair and modify Abrams tanks returning from Iraq to a pre-combat condition and reissue them to Army units prior to their next deployments.
Work will be performed by existing General Dynamics employees at various U.S.-based military installations and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2006.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 72,200 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 billion. 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. More information can be found online at www.generaldynamics.com
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April 5, 2006
Contact: Rae Higgins
Tel: (586) 825-4610
Email: higginsra@gdls.com
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