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General Dynamics European Land Systems Contracts For Eagle IV Vehicles With Germany

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Friday, November 14th, 2008

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General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems has entered a contract with the German Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB) for the delivery of 198 EAGLE IV protected Command and Function Vehicles, including 25 vehicles that were delivered earlier under an agreement reached in July. The contract has a total value of approximately $141 million, including provision for development of a logistics and service-support organization. This contract is the largest order ever awarded for the new EAGLE IV vehicle, the company…

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