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General Dynamics To Produce Reactive Armor for Abrams Tanks
Charlotte NC (SPX) Aug 29, 2006 General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics has been awarded a $30 million competitive contract from U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command for the production of reactive armor tile sets to equip Abrams tanks. Total contract value could reach $59 million if all contract options are exercised. General Dynamics has been a leading producer of reactive armor for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle since 1995, with $417 million in Bradley reactive armor orders to date. Reactive armor that currently equips the U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle is already saving lives and preventing crippling damage to combat vehicles in Iraq. The system is made up of tiles that fasten to the exterior of the vehicles. Equipped with the General Dynamics' reactive armor, combat vehicles are better able to withstand a direct hit from a variety of anti-armor munitions, including the shoulder-fired rocket propelled grenades that are prevalent in many of today's regional conflicts. The production program will be directed from the General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products' Burlington Technology Center, Burlington, Vt., with U.S. tile production occurring at the company's reactive armor facility in Stone County Operations, McHenry, Miss. Work will be completed by August 2009. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links General Dynamics The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
Building a "Base at Sea" to Support U.S. Military Operations
Los Angeles (SPX) Aug 24, 2006Florida Atlantic University's SeaTech - Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering in Dania Beach, which is part of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to investigate, design and build a prototype of a rapidly-deployable, multi-mission platform to be used as an enabling technology for seabasing. |
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