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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., May 7, 2004. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $121 million delivery order as part of a contract valued at $244 million to retrofit 65 M1A2 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Program) configuration.
The M1A2 SEP is the latest and most advanced configuration of the Abrams main battle tank. The tanks are being retrofitted to modernize the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Work will be performed with the existing workforce at General Dynamics' facilities in Lima, Ohio (74 percent); Tallahassee, Fla. (10 percent); Anniston, Ala. (9 percent); Scranton, Penn. (3 percent); Imperial Valley, Calif. (1 percent); Muskegon, Mich. (1 percent); and Sterling Heights, Mich. (1 percent). Work will also be done at Fort Carson, Colo. (1 percent).
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 68,400 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue of $19 billion. For more information, see www.gdls.com or www.generaldynamics.com.
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