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Army

General Dynamics Awarded $50 Million To Continue Tank Upgrades

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

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General Dynamics Awarded $50 Million To Continue Tank Upgrades

The U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Lifecycle Management Command awarded General Dynamics [GD] $49.7 million under an existing contract to upgrade M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package V2 configuration.The work, expected to be completed by January 2017, continues an effort started in 2008 to upgrade all the Army’s M1A1 tanks that have been in the inventory for more than 20 years.This newest V2 configuration includes improved color displays, day and night thermal sights, commander remote…

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]