General Dynamics guns for US Army
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products division has been awarded a $6.9m contract modification from US Army Tank Automotive Command to produce M2HB Machine Guns.
This option modifies a contract originally awarded in October 2006, bringing total contract value to date to $27.5m.
The M2HB crew-served 12.7mm machine gun features a rate of fire of over 450 rounds per minute and a maximum effective range of 1,829m.
Production work will be performed at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’
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