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Defense News: General Dynamics the Frontrunner for Spain’s Armored Vehicle Program

Defense News: General Dynamics the Frontrunner for Spain's Armored Vehicle Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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army-vehicleSpain has awarded General Dynamics’ Spain-based branch company Santa Barbara Sistemas a $99 million contract for research-and-development work on an 8×8 armored vehicle prototype, Defense News reported Saturday.

Esteban Villarejo writes Spain seeks a replacement for the 6×6 BMR armored vehicle and U.S.-made M-113 armored personnel carrier.

General Dynamics has proposed its Piranha Class 5 platform for Spain’s armored vehicle program, Villarejo reports.

Other defense firms that have presented their vehicles for Spain’s program include BAE Systems, Finland-based Patria, France’s GTD-Nexter and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall from Germany.

The ministry is also considering Iveco-Oto Melara as the company to develop and build the mobile gun platform for the armored vehicles, according to Defense News.

The Spanish government plans to award a final contract for the program by the end of August or September for the development of 400 vehicles, the publication reports.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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