The US Army has awarded a four-year contract to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to produce M2 flex machine guns. The production contract under initial delivery orders amounts to approximately $100m. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior programme manager Dean Gagnon said the M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon, capable of right or left-hand feed. "The weapon's accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations," he said. General Dynamics will manufacture the machine guns at its Saco, Maine, facility, which has supplied over 35,000 M2 machine guns to the government since 1979.
The programme management will be carried out at Burlington, Vermont, technology centre. The indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract for M2 flex machine guns is expected to be completed by April 2012.
Production under initial delivery orders valued at approximately $100 million is scheduled to be completed by April 2012.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Dean Gagnon, General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior program manager, said, “The M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon capable of right- or left-hand feed. The weapon’s accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations.”
The guns will be produced at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ Saco, Maine, facility, which has delivered more than 35,000 M2 machine guns to the U.S. government since 1979.
Program management will be performed at the company’s Burlington, Vt.-based Technology Center.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ site in Saco is the company's production site for single- and multi-barrel aircraft and crew-served weapon systems. This site, along with the Burlington, Vt. location, provides complete production capabilities, from design and development to manufacturing, testing and integration.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,000 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com
Friday, August 28, 2009
DTN News: U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $100 Million To Produce M2 Flex Machine Guns
DTN News: U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $100 Million To Produce M2 Flex Machine Guns
*Source: DTN News / General Dynamics
(NSI News Source Info) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - August 28, 2009: The U.S. Army TACOM-Rock Island, Ill., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a four-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the production of M2 flex machine guns.
The US Army has awarded a four-year contract to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to produce M2 flex machine guns. The production contract under initial delivery orders amounts to approximately $100m. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior programme manager Dean Gagnon said the M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon, capable of right or left-hand feed. "The weapon's accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations," he said. General Dynamics will manufacture the machine guns at its Saco, Maine, facility, which has supplied over 35,000 M2 machine guns to the government since 1979.
The programme management will be carried out at Burlington, Vermont, technology centre. The indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract for M2 flex machine guns is expected to be completed by April 2012.
Production under initial delivery orders valued at approximately $100 million is scheduled to be completed by April 2012.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Dean Gagnon, General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior program manager, said, “The M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon capable of right- or left-hand feed. The weapon’s accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations.”
The guns will be produced at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ Saco, Maine, facility, which has delivered more than 35,000 M2 machine guns to the U.S. government since 1979.
Program management will be performed at the company’s Burlington, Vt.-based Technology Center.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ site in Saco is the company's production site for single- and multi-barrel aircraft and crew-served weapon systems. This site, along with the Burlington, Vt. location, provides complete production capabilities, from design and development to manufacturing, testing and integration.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,000 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com
The US Army has awarded a four-year contract to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to produce M2 flex machine guns. The production contract under initial delivery orders amounts to approximately $100m. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior programme manager Dean Gagnon said the M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon, capable of right or left-hand feed. "The weapon's accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations," he said. General Dynamics will manufacture the machine guns at its Saco, Maine, facility, which has supplied over 35,000 M2 machine guns to the government since 1979.
The programme management will be carried out at Burlington, Vermont, technology centre. The indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract for M2 flex machine guns is expected to be completed by April 2012.
Production under initial delivery orders valued at approximately $100 million is scheduled to be completed by April 2012.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Dean Gagnon, General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems senior program manager, said, “The M2 flex is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served weapon capable of right- or left-hand feed. The weapon’s accuracy, durability and versatility make it ideal for offensive and defensive operations.”
The guns will be produced at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ Saco, Maine, facility, which has delivered more than 35,000 M2 machine guns to the U.S. government since 1979.
Program management will be performed at the company’s Burlington, Vt.-based Technology Center.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ site in Saco is the company's production site for single- and multi-barrel aircraft and crew-served weapon systems. This site, along with the Burlington, Vt. location, provides complete production capabilities, from design and development to manufacturing, testing and integration.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,000 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com
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