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Elbit America Opens South Carolina Facility With ‘Significant Investment’ For Building New Programs

Elbit America Opens South Carolina Facility With ‘Significant Investment’ For Building New Programs
Elbit America's UT50 turret on display at the opening of the company's new Ground Combat Vehicle Center of Excellence in North Charleston, South Carolina on May 8, 2023. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.– Elbit America on Monday opened a new facility in North Charleston, South Carolina focused on work for new combat vehicle programs, with officials detailing investments in digital and modular manufacturing approaches and building capacity for modernization efforts.  The new Ground Combat Vehicle Center of Excellence will initially focus on production of the company’s new UT50 unmanned turret, part of BAE Systems’ offering for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicles (OMFV) competition, building the Army’s new mobile command…

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