M1 Abrams Tank: How the World's Best MBT Keeps Getting Better
The vaunted main battle tank is about to get some important upgrades. The United States Army will be getting some brand-new tanks—the most recently updated version of its M1A2 Abrams. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced this month that General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. in Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $4,620,000,000 fixed-price-incentive contract to produce Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received, and work locations and funding will be determined with each order. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the ...
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