STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $37 million contract by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for Abrams Tank System Technical Support (STS).

The award will fund engineering studies on Abrams main battle tanks to identify improvements and replace obsolete parts to maintain the tanks at high operational readiness rates. The work will be performed by existing General Dynamics Land Systems employees in Sterling Heights, Mich. Work is expected to be completed by December 31, 2011.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 92,900 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.

General Dynamics
07.05.2009