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General Dynamics Receives $2.2 Billion FMS LAV Award

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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

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General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada [GD] yesterday announced it was awarded a $2.2 billion contract for 724 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) for a Foreign Military Sale (FMS). Under the contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in support of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), vehicle deliveries will begin in April 2011. The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown Agency of the Canadian Government. Sridhar Sridharan, senior vice-president of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada,…

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