General Dynamics Awarded Production Contract for A-50 Gun Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (GDATP), a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for production of up to 82 A-50 20mm gun systems. Manufacturing will be performed at General Dynamics' Saco, Maine, facility, and the program will be managed by General Dynamics' Burlington, Vt., facility. S&T Dynamics, LTD of South Korea, the designated Korean Industry Partner (KIP) for the program, will produce the ammunition containers for these weapons systems under a subcontract arrangement with General Dynamics. Deliveries will begin in October 2010. Steve Vander Kraats, A-50 gun system program manager, said, "The A-50 gun system was developed by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products specifically for the T/A-50 light trainer/attack aircraft being produced by KAI. The system provides the relatively smaller T/A-50 aircraft with 20mm Gatling gun capabilities comparable to that of larger fighter aircraft." General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, located in Charlotte, N.C., provides a broad range of system solutions for military and commercial applications. The company designs, develops and produces high-performance armament systems; defensive armor solutions; aerospace components; mobile shelter systems; and is a leading U.S. producer of biological and chemical detection systems.>> General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.