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Romania Awards General Dynamics European Land Systems Over $1 Billion To Deliver 227 Piranha 5 Vehicles

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 19th, 2018

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General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems has received a contract for over a $1 billion to deliver over two hundred Piranha 5 wheeled armored vehicles to the Romanian Armed Forces.The deal, signed Jan. 12 at a ceremony with Romania’s prime minister Mihai Tudose, calls for GD to produce six configurations of the Piranha 5 vehicles in six configurations in collaboration with Romanian company Uzina Mecanică București.Production will take place in Romania, with five of the total 227 vehicles expected to be delivered…

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