Army tasks General Dynamics to upgrade 100 M1A1 Abrams tanks
NewsJuly 30, 2018
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Army officials selected General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade an additional 100 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration.
The delivery order is part of an Army Requirements Contract signed in December 2017 through which the Army can upgrade up to 435 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 configuration. The M1A2 SEPv3 configuration features technological advancements in communications, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency, plus upgraded armor.
Work on this delivery order will be performed at Land Systems locations in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Tallahassee, Florida, and at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio.
Initial pilot M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks were delivered to the Army in October 2017.
