Saudi Arabia: Tank contract
Issue 955
- 04 Oct 2013
| 1 minute read
Michigan-based General Dynamics Land System has been awarded a $187.5m contract to upgrade 44 M1A1 Abrams tanks and 40 M1A2-model Abrams tanks for Saudi Arabia, according to the Pentagon. The company said the new contract would continue work started in 2008 to update the tanks to the M1A2S configuration, which will increase their efficiency and capability. The work will be carried out in Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of March 2015.
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