Meggitt awarded $37m Abrams tank systems contract

28th Mar 2019 08:13

(Sharecast News) - Aerospace, defence and energy components and systems supplier Meggitt has been awarded a contract worth up to $37m from General Dynamics Land Systems, it announced on Thursday.The FTSE 250 company said under the contract, it would provide the auxiliary cooling and power system for the Abrams tank programme.It said the system would provides both auxiliary cooling and exportable power to the tank with the main turbine engine shut down, and supported a recent award from the US Government."Meggitt has produced over 2,480 thermal management systems for the Abrams Program, which provide active cooling to Abrams upgraded electronics and crew," the firm's board said in its statement."Meggitt also supplies the heating, venting and air conditioning system for the General Dynamics Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) programme, in Canada."