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General Dynamics Unit to Modernize Australia’s Military Floating Bridge System

General Dynamics Unit to Modernize Australia's Military Floating Bridge System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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general-dynamics-logo2The Australian defense agency has awarded General DynamicsEuropean Land Systems subsidiary a $28 million contract to help upgrade a legacy waterborne bridging platform used by Australian armed forces for transportation.

GDELS said Thursday it will also provide logistics and maintenance training support services through the Australian military’s floating support bridge system modernization project.

The company is scheduled to begin delivery of its Improved Ribbon Bridge to the Australian military in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The IRB platform works as a multibay ferry and is designed to carry loads of up to 96 military wheeled vehicles.

Australia’s military plans to transport and launch the system from a new multipurpose truck, GDELS noted.

GDELS has built floating bridge systems for U.S., German and Swedish defense customers.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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