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General Dynamics, U.K. DSG Sign FRES SV Agreement

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Friday, February 12th, 2010

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General Dynamics [GD] U.K. and the MoD's Defence Support Group (DSG) have signed a high-level agreement on the FRES Specialist Vehicle (SV) program. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would see substantial work taking place at DSG's Donnington facilities and become the basis for a long-term relationship in support of the U.K.'s defense industrial capabilities, the company said in a statement. DSG's main focus is to provide expert, in-house maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for the through-life support of key…

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