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General Dynamics Hits Second Source Small Caliber Ammo Program MiIestone

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Thursday, March 17th, 2011

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General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems this week said it has reached a milestone: producing one billion rounds of ammunition in support of the Army's Second Source Small Caliber Ammunition program. In August 2005, the Army awarded General Dynamics a five-year contract to produce various types of 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50 caliber ammunition (Defense Daily, Aug. 24, 25, 2005). The contract established General Dynamics as a second-source prime contractor overseeing a consortium of worldwide small-caliber ammunition producers. This expanded…

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