General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $5.5 million contract from U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command, Rock Island, Ill., for the production of receiver assemblies for the M2HB machine gun. Deliveries on this contract will commence in January and extend through October 2007.

These receiver assemblies, which form the body of the weapon, will be used to refurbish M2HB machine guns at Anniston Army Depot, Ala., and as spare parts for fielded M2HBs. The M2HB crew-served 12.7 mm machine gun features a rate of fire of over 450 rounds per minute and a maximum effective range of 2,000 yards. Its high level of lethality and versatility has made it the world standard in its class.

Production work will be performed at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products' Saco, Maine, facility, which has manufactured the M2 machine gun since 1979.

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