RoKAF F/A-50
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GENERAL DYNAMICS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2009--General Dynamics
Armament and Technical Products (GDATP), a business
unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), 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. More information about
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products can be found on the
Internet at www.gdatp.com.
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OOPs, sorry for that one, I had the impression that you wanted the link. Brain fart on my part.
S400
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That's quite alright. I frequent another forum where the posts can be a bit more abrupt than they are here. No harm, no foul.OOPs, sorry for that one, I had the impression that you wanted the link. Brain fart on my part.
Your post is still appreciated.