SgtJim
12-22-2010, 09:09 AM
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics European Land Systems entered a USD $165 million contract
with the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung, “BWB”)
on December 20 for the delivery of 195 highly protected EAGLE vehicles. The new order is in addition to orders awarded
between 2008 and 2010, and increases the German EAGLE fleet to a total of 473 vehicles. General Dynamics European Land Systems,
based in Vienna, Austria, is a business unit of General Dynamics
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All vehicles for the German Federal Defense Force will be jointly manufactured
by General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany
in Kaiserslautern. Numerous other German suppliers will be engaged in the manufacture and supply of many key components.
The EAGLE vehicle was selected in 2008 following 2 years of intensive evaluation within the framework
of the public procurement of protected Class 2 Command and Function vehicles.
This vehicle replaces a large number of existing unprotected and lightly protected Federal Defense Force vehicles on foreign missions.
Due to its high protection level, deployability, agility and tactical mobility, the EAGLE is suitable for the entire mission spectrum
in this class of vehicles. The EAGLE can be used for various missions by applying modular add-on kits.
The first contract, for the delivery of 198 EAGLE vehicles, was signed by the BWB and General Dynamics in November 2008.
By May 2009, the first vehicles were delivered and deployed to Afghanistan, where they have demonstrated their outstanding
reliability and high availability. Deliveries of the initial 198 vehicles was completed in September 2010, three months ahead of the contractual delivery schedule.
The urgent need for highly protected vehicles in the Federal Defense Force led to another order of 20 EAGLE BAT
ambulance vehicles in November 2009 plus an order of an additional 60 EAGLE patrol vehicles for the
German Federal Police in mid-April 2010. The current order for an additional 195 vehicles will ensure the continuous
supply of urgently needed protected Command and Function vehicles over the coming years. Those vehicles are
scheduled to be manufactured and delivered within 2011 and 2012.
These orders reflect the strong relationship with the BWB and the Federal Defense Force as a key customer
for General Dynamics European Land Systems and underline the international success of the highly protected EAGLE.
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with the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung, “BWB”)
on December 20 for the delivery of 195 highly protected EAGLE vehicles. The new order is in addition to orders awarded
between 2008 and 2010, and increases the German EAGLE fleet to a total of 473 vehicles. General Dynamics European Land Systems,
based in Vienna, Austria, is a business unit of General Dynamics
9424
All vehicles for the German Federal Defense Force will be jointly manufactured
by General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany
in Kaiserslautern. Numerous other German suppliers will be engaged in the manufacture and supply of many key components.
The EAGLE vehicle was selected in 2008 following 2 years of intensive evaluation within the framework
of the public procurement of protected Class 2 Command and Function vehicles.
This vehicle replaces a large number of existing unprotected and lightly protected Federal Defense Force vehicles on foreign missions.
Due to its high protection level, deployability, agility and tactical mobility, the EAGLE is suitable for the entire mission spectrum
in this class of vehicles. The EAGLE can be used for various missions by applying modular add-on kits.
The first contract, for the delivery of 198 EAGLE vehicles, was signed by the BWB and General Dynamics in November 2008.
By May 2009, the first vehicles were delivered and deployed to Afghanistan, where they have demonstrated their outstanding
reliability and high availability. Deliveries of the initial 198 vehicles was completed in September 2010, three months ahead of the contractual delivery schedule.
The urgent need for highly protected vehicles in the Federal Defense Force led to another order of 20 EAGLE BAT
ambulance vehicles in November 2009 plus an order of an additional 60 EAGLE patrol vehicles for the
German Federal Police in mid-April 2010. The current order for an additional 195 vehicles will ensure the continuous
supply of urgently needed protected Command and Function vehicles over the coming years. Those vehicles are
scheduled to be manufactured and delivered within 2011 and 2012.
These orders reflect the strong relationship with the BWB and the Federal Defense Force as a key customer
for General Dynamics European Land Systems and underline the international success of the highly protected EAGLE.
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