General Dynamics Awarded $45 Million For Abrams Urban Survivability Kits
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), $45 million to produce and install 505 Tank Urban Survivability Kits (TUSK) for Abrams main battle tanks supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Continued deployment and world operations have emphasized the priority to update existing tanks with increased capability. To this end, General Dynamics, in partnership with the Army’s project manager, Heavy Brigade Combat Team, created the Abrams TUSK. An add-on kit for M1A1 and M1A2-series tanks to enhance crew survivability in urban environments, TUSK consists of a Loader’s Armor Gun Shield (LAGS), a Tank Infantry Phone (TIP), Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles (ARAT), a Remote Thermal Sight (RTS) and a Power Distribution Box (PDB).
Work will be performed in Tallahassee, Fla.; Westminster, Md.; Lima, Ohio; Sterling Heights, Mich.; Eynon, Pa.; and Southwest Asia by existing General Dynamics employees and is expected to be complete by April 2009.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,900 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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August 29, 2006
Contact: Rae Higgins
Tel: (586) 825-4610
Email: higginra@gdls.com
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