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February 9, 2010 |
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U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $253 Million for Stryker
Logistic Support
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command
recently awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD), $253 million for contractor logistics support of the
Stryker family of combat vehicles. Logistics support, vehicle resets and
upgrades are a continuing portion of General Dynamics’ combat systems-related
business.
The contract, awarded January 28, 2010, funds contractor support of U.S. Army
Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States and overseas, including:
ordering spare parts, managing a spare-parts warehouse, worldwide distribution
of repair parts and completing maintenance services on the Stryker vehicle
fleet. Work will be performed by existing General Dynamics employees in Alaska,
Hawaii, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and overseas in Afghanistan,
Germany, Iraq and Kuwait. The period of performance is March 1, 2010 through
February 28, 2011.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately
91,700 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. More information about
the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.
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