General Dynamics Wins $92 Million Abrams Tanks Upgrade Contract

General Dynamics has won a $92.2 million contract to upgrade US Army’s M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEP Version 3 (v3) configuration.

General Dynamics is working to improve the survivability, maintainability, fuel efficiency, power generation and network capability of US Army’s fleet of Abrams Main Battle Tanks.

"Projected for full rate production within the next two years, the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 will provide theArmy with the tank they need to dominate the battlefields of the future," said Donald Kotchman, vice president of Tracked Combat Vehicles for General Dynamics Land Systems.

The M1A2 SEPv3 production process will begin with a pilot program of six tanks before moving into full-rate production.