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Honeywell To Continue Supporting Army M1 Abrams Tank

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

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Honeywell [HON] has been awarded two contracts worth a combined $221 million to continue its support of the Army's M1 Abrams tank program. "Honeywell's integrated approach to support for the Abrams fleet of tanks incorporates demand and supplier management, product support, and condition-based maintenance to reduce our customers' life-cycle costs,” said Tom Davis, vice president, Honeywell, U.S. Army Programs. “When combined with the Department of Defense's significant investment in infrastructure and its hands-on repair and overhaul experience, the Honeywell and…

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