General Dynamics Land Systems

Following testing of industry offerings at Fort Benning, Georgia, last fall, the Army downselected to four vendors: General Dynamics Land Systems, HDT Global; Howe and Howe Technologies; and a Polaris-ARA-Neya Systems team. Once Congress passes a final defense appropriations bill for fiscal year ...

Under the $358m foreign military sales (FMS) contract, the General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) company was to upgrade a total of 150 M1A1 Abrams tanks for sale to the Kingdom of Morocco. The advanced M1A1 SA tank features gunners primary sight, new Block I 2nd generation forward-looking ...

“The Saudis are putting a lot of faith in GDLS products. The fact it will be longer-term support means there will be continuity over time.” General Dynamics Land Systems Canada declined comment on the deal. But for the more than 2,100 workers at the plant, most of whom are represented by Unifor Local 27 ...

Work is conducted by General Dynamics Land Systems. According to the US Excess Defense Articles database, in 2017 Morocco had requested 222 Abrams tanks and 162 had been allocated. The upgrade covers the M1A1 Special Armour (SA) configuration and is being provided as part of a Excess ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 2, 2018 — General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) land systems business has received a one-year, $61.2 million contract modification to provide technical support for the U.S. Army's Abrams battle tank systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said ...

A General Dynamics business unit will provide technical support for U.S. Army main battle tanks under a one-year, $61.2 million contract modification. General Dynamics Land Systems will support Abrams systems under the modification through March 31, 2019, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

Documents obtained recently by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation offered a glimpse into the opaque 2014 agreement involving General Dynamics Land Systems based in London, Ontario. The initial order was for hundreds of light armoured vehicles, including 119 described as “heavy assault” with ...

CBC News obtained documents which outline — for the first time — specifics of the agreement involving General Dynamics Land Systems, of London, Ont. The deal was ... One of the video clips also showed other light armoured vehicles, apparently manufactured by GDLS, operating in the same region.

Much of the heated public debate about the arms sale has taken place in a vacuum because specific details of General Dynamics Land Systems Canada's (GDLS) contract were sealed under a confidentiality agreement demanded by the Saudi government. Both the Liberals and Conservatives have used ...

Potential contenders for the ACR's 120 mm requirement include the Finnish Patria 120 mm NEMO turreted mortar which is currently deployed by the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) integrated onto a General Dynamics Land Systems 8x8 LAV-II and by the United Arab Emirates on a naval platform.

Its industrial customers include General Motors, General Dynamics Land Systems, BAE Systems, and Disney, among others. “We want to make it easier on our customers when they come in from the airport to give them immediate access to showcase our advancements in technology,” he said. Storm said ...

On December 7, 2015, General Dynamics Land Systems filed a protest to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the award of the contract to BAE and SAIC, and GAO had until March 16, 2016, to decide on the protest. In March 2016, it was reported that GAO had denied GDLS's protest, noting ...

Opposing BAE in the competition is General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), who in October 2016 unveiled a medium-weight tracked vehicle demonstrator, called the Griffin, which meshes elements of the turret and the 120 mm cannon from an M1A1/M1A2 Abrams main battle tank with the company's ...

As part of the tank sale, the Pentagon brokered an arrangement whereby workers from Michigan-based General Dynamics Land Systems, which manufactures the Abrams, would maintain Iraq's tanks, repair battle damage and train Iraqi mechanics to fix the vehicles themselves. The U.S. Army has paid ...

The US Army has received bids for its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) programme; BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) have been confirmed as participants. The army hopes a new MPF platform can quickly deploy with relatively low logistics demand but enough protection and ...

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is part of an advanced manufacturing supercluster, meaning it will be able to tap into a $950-million federal fund to boost business sectors across Canada. “This is great for GDLS, the idea behind it is to engage companies in technology and manufacturing, provide ...

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is part of an advanced manufacturing supercluster, meaning it will be able to tap into a $950-million federal fund to boost business sectors across Canada. “This is great for GDLS, the idea behind it is to engage companies in technology and manufacturing, provide ...

The third, quieter contender is General Dynamics Land Systems, another established armored vehicle firm, which builds the Army's M1 Abrams heavy tank and its eight-wheel-drive Stryker armored vehicles. Unlike SAIC and BAE, GDLS didn't offer an interview for this article. From past statements and other ...

Graduate students. The commencement ceremony for all doctoral and master's degree candidates will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 26. Commencement speaker: Kenneth Mick, Senior Director of Engineering at General Dynamics Land Systems. Alumni speaker: Taylor VanDyke, SECS '15 and ...

Military Times' sister publication, Defense News, reported in December that the companies are Applied Research Associates and Polaris Defense, as well as General Dynamics Land Systems, HDT Expeditionary Systems and Howe & Howe. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter ...

On October 28, 2008, awards were made for the JLTV Technology Development (TD) Phase to three industry teams: (1) BAE Systems, (2) the team of Lockheed Martin and General Tactical Vehicle, and (3) AM General and General Dynamics Land Systems. On January 26, 2012, the Army issued the ...

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Then Boeing and General Dynamics Land Systems showed up at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in August with an Avenger on a Stryker — the ... Boeing and GDLS brought their Avenger/Stryker solution again to Global Force loaded with Longbow Hellfire missiles as well as Stinger missiles.