GDLS Press Releases From 1998

• General Dynamics Land Systems Appoints Mcvey Vice President, Reappoints Three Others (December 21, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems has appointed Peter M. McVey vice president - International Tank Programs. He will head all international tank business activities including the Middle East and Far East programs.
• General Dynamics Starts Work On Enhanced Tank (December 9, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems started building the first of 240 system enhanced M1A2 Abrams tanks at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio.
• General Dynamics Wins 1998 Government Technology Leadership Award (December 3, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems' Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) Program has been selected as a winner of Government Executive Magazine's 1998 Government Technology Leadership Award for its Virtual Design Database.
• General Dynamics Awarded Contract For Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) Program (August 27, 1998)
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a contract to refurbish M1A1 tanks under the Abrams Integrated Management Program for the 21^st Century (AIM XXI). The firm fixed price $20.7 million contract calls for the delivery of 45 refurbished M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks by July 2000.
• General Dynamics And MTU Sign Agreement To Produce MT880 Series Engines (August 19, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems and Motoren- und Turbinen-Union (MTU) of Friedrichshafen, Germany, have signed an agreement to produce and sell MTU's 880 series engines for use in military vehicles worldwide. The engines will be produced at Land Systems' Power Pack Center in Muskegon, Michigan.
• Product Support And Services Company Renamed (August 4, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems Product Support and Services Company was renamed General Dynamics Land Systems Customer Service & Support Company July 23, 1998.
• General Dynamics Awarded Robotic Vehicle Technologies Contract (July 30, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems has received a contract from the United States Tank-automotive and Armaments Command to conduct a nine month concept design study on robotic vehicle technologies. The $222,000 contract funds the study of the development of promising robotic or robotic compatible ground-mobility platforms weighing from one-half ton to twenty-four tons. Primary emphasis will be on lighter classes in the .5 to 1.5 ton range.
• General Dynamics Completes Training OF 1^st Cavalry Division On M1A2 Tanks: Moves To 3^rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (July 27, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems employees completed new equipment training of the Army's 1^st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, on the M1A2 Abrams tank July 20, 1998. Training for soldiers in the 3^rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado, begins in September 1998.
• General Dynamics' AAAV Begins Prototype Fabrication: Program Receives Industry Awards (July 13, 1998)
The Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) successfully completed a U.S. Marine Corps critical design review, June 8-11, 1998, clearing the way for fabrication of the first prototype vehicle. General Dynamics Land Systems is designing the AAAV for the Marines under a $218 million demonstration/validation contract awarded in June 1996.
• General Dynamics Land Systems Appoints Two New Vice Presidents (June 26, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems has appointed J. Frank Thompson vice president of Engineering Design and Development. Thompson replaces Charles R. Claysmith who retired. Thomas S. Wied replaces Thompson as vice president of Customer Service and Support.
• General Dynamics Scranton Plant Meets ISO 9002 Standard (June 11, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems' Scranton Plant in Eynon, Pennsylvania, has been certified to the international quality standard 9002.
• General Dynamics Delivers 1,000th M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (May 13, 1998)
Today during a ceremony at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio, General Dynamics delivered the 1,000th M1A2 Abrams main battle tank. The milestone 1,000th delivery includes purchases of the M1A2 Abrams tank by the U.S. Army, Royal Saudi Land Forces, and the Kuwaiti Land Forces.
• Media Advisory - General Dynamics Delivers 1,000th M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (May 11, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems will host a ceremony on May 13, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio, to mark the delivery of the 1,000th M1A2 Abrams main battle tank.
• General Dynamics Awarded Low-Rate Initial Production Contract For Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge (May 4, 1998)
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $106 million low-rate initial production multi-year contract to build 29 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge vehicles. The first Wolverine low-rate vehicle will be delivered in August 1999 and the last in December 2001. The work will be done at Land Systems' Lima, Ohio; Muskegon, Michigan; Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Tallahassee, Florida, operations with their existing work force.
• General Dynamics' Muskegon Operations Meets ISO 9002 Standard (April 17, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems Muskegon Operations in Muskegon, Michigan, has been certified to the international quality standard 9002 by KPMG of Short Hills, New Jersey, the system evaluator and registrar.
• General Dynamics And Anniston Army Depot Deliver First Upgraded M93A1 Fox NBCRS Vehicle TO U.S. Army (March 5, 1998)
The first of 62 M93A1 Fox Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Systems (NBCRS) to be upgraded by General Dynamics Land Systems and the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama, has been delivered to the United States for testing ahead of schedule.
• General Dynamics Operated Lima Army Tank Plant Meets ISO 9002 Standard (February 27, 1998)
The Government owned Lima Army Tank Plant (LATP) in Lima, Ohio, operated by General Dynamics, was certified to the international quality standard ISO 9002.
• General Dynamics Introduces First M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package (SEP) Tank To U.S. Army (February 19, 1998)
Today at a ceremony at its headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan, General Dynamics Land Systems introduced the first M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package (SEP) tank to the United States Army.
• General Dynamics Holds Ceremony On 19 February 1998 To Introduce M1A2 SEP Tank (February 18, 1998)
General Dynamics Land Systems will introduce the first M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package (SEP) tank to the United States Army at a 3:00 p.m. ceremony on 19 February 1998 at its headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan.