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BAE SYSTEMS, General Dynamics, Work Together On Modernizing Tanks, Bradleys

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Friday, October 26th, 2007

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BAE SYSTEMS and General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems unit yesterday announced the two have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to work collaboratively to support the Army's Heavy Brigade Combat Team modernization plan. The modernization will upgrade, modernize and achieve commonality on BAE's family of Bradley fighting vehicles and General Dynamics M1 Abrams tanks, the primary combat vehicles of the Army's heavy brigades. With Abrams and Bradleys expected to stay in the inventory until the 2050 time frame, the two…

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