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Army Awards General Dynamics Half-Billion Dollars For Abrams Tank Upgrades

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

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Army Awards General Dynamics Half-Billion Dollars For Abrams Tank Upgrades

General Dynamics says demand for its M1 Abrams tank remains strong.

In the past two months, the Army has put General Dynamics [GD] on contract to build prototypes of the most advanced versions of the M1A2 Abrams tanks that includes advances in lethality, mobility and protection.The two contracts – awarded July 31 and Aug. 31 – total $580 million for development and integration of improvements within the system enhancement package versions three (SEPv3) and four.The Army is in the process of outfitting its tanks with second and third-generation weapon and sensor…

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