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General Dynamics Land Systems Awarded $100M for Saudi Abrams Tank Upgrades

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General Dynamics Land Systems Awarded $100M for Saudi Abrams Tank Upgrades
Steven Homesley, an Anniston Army Depot heavy mobile equipment mechanic, disassembles an M1A2 Abrams tank to be repaired and upgraded for the Royal Saudi Land Forces.Anniston Army Depot partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems at Lima Army Tank Plant in Ohio to help overhaul the Saudi Abrams tank fleet. Photo courtesy U.S. Army.

General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] was awarded a $99.7-million follow-on contract to continue upgrading the Royal Saudi Land Forces’ fleet of Abrams tanks. The contract modification continues work started in 2008 to upgrade the M1A1 and M1A2 tanks to the Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) configuration, which increases the efficiency and capability of the tank. The work will be completed by current employees at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, by about July 2016. GDLS received three contract modifications last…

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