Meggitt awarded $22 million defence contract by General Dynamics Land Systems

April 27, 2020 - Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defense and selected energy markets, has received a $22 million contract to provide Thermal Management Systems (TMS) to General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, for the Abrams program.

Supplied by Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc. (MDSI), Irvine, California, the TMS provides active cooling for the Abrams’ upgraded electronics and crew.

This contract is the second half of the Abrams ARC1 contract that MDSI was awarded last year for a similar number of TMS. MDSI has produced over 2,520 Thermal Management Systems for the Abrams Program prior to this award.

Meggitt also supplies the Auxiliary Cooling and Power System (ACPS) to General Dynamics’ Abrams and LAV programs in Michigan and London, Ontario.

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