General Dynamics Awarded 70 Additional DURO Armoured Personal Carriers for the Swiss Army
Posted on 2011-11-30
VIENNA – General Dynamics European Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a contract by the Swiss Army for delivery of 70 additional DURO Armoured Personal Carriers (GMTF).
The procurement of these vehicles was approved in the 2010 Swiss Armament Procurement Program. Deliveries will take place in the fall of 2013. The vehicles will be manufactured at General Dynamics’ facility in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

General Dynamics has already delivered 220 DURO GMTF vehicles to the Swiss Army, procured through the 2008 Swiss Armament Procurement Program. The Swiss Parliament approved the procurement of 70 additional vehicles to increase the DURO GMTF fleet availability for training.
The GMTF Armoured Personnel Carrier is part of the DURO and EAGLE family of protected wheeled vehicles in the weight category of up to 14 tons. In the GMTF version, the DURO is 6.90 m long, 2.16 m wide and 2.67 m high. With its modular protection system, the vehicle offers very high ballistic, mine and IED protection. On the road, the GMTF reaches a top speed of 100 km/h and manages gradients of up to 60 percent and lateral inclines of up to 30 percent.

General Dynamics European Land Systems, headquartered in Vienna, conducts its business through four European operating sites located in Austria, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. With more than 3,000 highly skilled technical employees, General Dynamics European Land Systems companies design, manufacture and deliver to global customers land systems, including wheeled (PIRANHA, PANDUR, DURO, EAGLE), tracked (ASCOD), and amphibious vehicles and bridging systems (M3, IRB, MTB, REBS), and other military goods. More information about General Dynamics European Land Systems is available online at www.gdels.com.
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