General Dynamics gets $44.5 million Army deal to provide ammunition for Afghanistan, US forces

October 12th, 2009 General Dynamics unit gets $646.9M Army dealWASHINGTON — A division of General Dynamics recently received a $646.9 million contract from the Army to provide 352 Stryker vehicles, the Pentagon said late Friday. Work is to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and London, Ontario, and Canada and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2012.

October 12th, 2009 General Dynamics gets $7.9M Army dealWASHINGTON — A division of General Dynamics Corp. recently received a $7.9 million contract from the Army for 44 newly overhauled D-20 12mm Howitzers, a standard armament of artillery, the Pentagon said late Friday.

October 7th, 2009 Correction: General Dynamics contract storyFAIRFAX, Va. — In an Oct.

October 2nd, 2009 Boeing gets $6.5M defense dealWASHINGTON — The Boeing Co. received a $6.5 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide aircraft parts for the Army, the Pentagon said late Thursday.

October 2nd, 2009 Alliant Techsystems gets $20.1M Air Force dealWASHINGTON — Alliant Techsystems Inc. received a $20.1 million contract from the Air Force to provide 200,000 rounds of ammunition, the Pentagon said late Thursday.

August 31st, 2009 Fla. man agrees to plead guilty in ammo sales caseMIAMI — A man accused in a scheme to illegally ship nearly $300 million in Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghan military has agreed to a plea deal that could send him to prison for up to five years. Under the deal, prosecutors will drop 84 counts of wrongdoing in exchange for 23-year-old Efraim Diveroli of Miami Beach pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.

July 29th, 2009 General Dynamics 2Q net earns dip 3.6 percentWASHINGTON — General Dynamics says its second-quarter earnings edged down 3.6 percent due to one-time gains a year ago, but the defense contractor's profits still surpassed Wall Street expectations. The Falls Church, Va.-based company also raised its outlook for 2009 by a nickel per share.

July 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army said Saturday that 14 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with security forces in the country's northwestern Swat valley and its adjoining district of Buner. According to an army statement 10 militants died when the troops conducted search operations in four areas of Buner, located some 100 km northwest of Islamabad.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Army flouted norms by placing a repeat order for artillery shells that had been found defective a decade ago, India's audit watchdog says. "Krasnopol ammunition costing Rs.375 crore ($76 million) was accepted without necessary trial evaluation.

July 7th, 2009 Kyrgyz leader approves US deal for Manas baseBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's president has signed into a law an agreement allowing U.S. military forces to continue using a crucial airbase to ship supplies to troops in Afghanistan.

July 1st, 2009 Pentagon: Oshkosh 'clear winner' in $1.06B dealWASHINGTON — Oshkosh Corp. was the "clear winner" in a multibillion-dollar competition to build new blast resistant, off-road vehicles for ground forces in Afghanistan and any protests of the award likely will be defeated, a top Marine Corps official said Wednesday.

July 1st, 2009 Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. received a $1.06 billion contract from the Pentagon to build an additional 1,700 off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Friday.

June 24th, 2009 23 Taliban killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said Wednesday. The authorities recovered the bodies and the militants' weapons after the fighting Tuesday near Tirin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said Gen.

June 2nd, 2009 Court upholds Navy cancellation of A-12 aircraftWASHINGTON — Boeing Co. and General Dynamics Corp.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eyeing India's Rs.1.4 trillion ($30 billion) military hardware pie, US-based, General Dynamics, a global leader in providing defence-related information and communication systems, combat vehicles, munitions, weapon systems, special-mission aircraft and commercial space-related systems, Thursday announced the opening of its liaison office here. 'The liaison office will provide assistance and information to potential Indian customers as well as facilitate meetings among representatives of General Dynamics, the government of India and potential partners,' a company statement said.