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General Dynamics UK Awards Scout Turret Work TO Lockheed Martin

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Friday, December 3rd, 2010

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General Dynamics UK [GD] awarded the contract for the manufacture of the turret for the Scout reconnaissance vehicle to its turret supplier, Lockheed Martin UK - Ampthill [LMT]. As prime contractor, General Dynamics UK is moving forward with the demonstration phase of the Specialist Vehicle program for the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD). President and managing director of General Dynamics UK Sandy Wilson said, "Hot on the heels of the recently announced SDSR, General Dynamics UK is demonstrating that it…

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