
General Dynamics [GD] on Dec. 21 closed on a $2.6 billion deal to upgrade nearly 800 M1 Abrams tanks to the most modern configuration.The fixed-price incentive contract includes upgrading 786 M1A1 main battle tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) and a number of M1A1s to M1A2S and M1A2-K configurations, bringing the 1980s-era vehicles up to date.Saudi Arabia's Abrams tanks are designated M1A2S while Kuwait designated it's Abrams tanks M1A2-K. The contract award does not specify how…