tdracer,
It would appear the line is also doing new builds as well as upgrades….
https://www.army-technology.com/proj...n-battle-tank/
Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 (System Enhanced Package) is a modernised configuration of the Abrams main battle tank (MBT) in service with the US Army. The new version offers enhanced protection and survivability, as well as higher lethality than its predecessors.
The tank also features various advancements in technology, including improved armour, communications, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency.
Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 orders and deliveries
The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command placed an order worth $92.2m with General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade its M1A2 SEPV2 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPV3 configuration in December 2015. The first Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 initial production vehicle was delivered to the US Army in October 2017.
General Dynamics Land Systems also received a $270m contract from the US Army Tank Automotive Command to manufacture 45 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks, in October 2017.…..
https://www.defensedaily.com/army-aw...uncategorized/
…The second award was a $270 million contract from the Army Tank Automotive Command to produce 45 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks.
The first pilot vehicles, which feature technological advancements in communications, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency, and upgraded armor, are expected to roll off the production line in fall 2017. Work will be performed in Lima, Scranton, Tallahassee and Anniston, Ala.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-...1a2c-contract/
The Defense Department
announced on Friday that the Army has awarded a monster $4.62 billion contract to defense giant General Dynamics Land Systems to produce M1A2 SEPv3 tanks for the service over the next eight years.
The
announcement did not specify exactly how many fresh Abrams tanks the service plans on procuring under the contract, although it does stipulate that work locations and funding "will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 17, 2028."