Meggitt receives GDLS order
Meggitt has received a contract worth up to $37 million from General Dynamics Land Systems to provide the auxiliary cooling and power system for the Abrams main battle tank programme, the company announced on 28 March.
The order supports a recent award from the US government.
The system provides both auxiliary cooling and exportable power to the tank with the main turbine engine shut down.
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