Land Warfare
GDLS to provide Abrams technical support
General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $29.8 million contract modification for Abrams systems technical support, the US Department of Defense announced on 30 January.
The funding covers fiscal 2019 and 2020 procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the US Army; operations and maintenance for the US Army; and Kuwait Foreign Military Sales.
Work is set to be complete by the end of January 2021.
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