General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a sub-division of General Dynamics, was awarded a $129 million contract from the U.S. Army TACOM-Picatinny for the production of enhanced-capability reactive armour tile sets for the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The total contract value could total up to $245 million.

The reactive armour package designed specifically for the U.S. Army Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, is saving lives and preventing crippling damage to combat vehicles in Iraq, giving units equipped with the armour a clear advantage on the battlefield. The package is made up of tiles that fasten to the exterior of the vehicles. Equipped with the General Dynamics' reactive armour, Bradley Fighting Vehicles are better able to withstand a direct hit from a variety of anti-armour munitions, including the shoulder-fired rocket propelled grenades.

General Dynamics' partner, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd., Ordnance Systems Division (Israel), will share 50 percent of the production workload. The production program will be directed from the General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Burlington Technology Center, Burlington, Vt., with U.S. tile production being carried out at the company's reactive armour facility in Stone County Operations, McHenry, Miss.

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01.08.2006

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