MADRID, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, General
Dynamics European Land Systems signed a contract to deliver up to
227 PIRANHA 5 wheeled armored vehicles in six different
configurations to the Romanian Armed Forces. The contract has a
total value exceeding $1 billion. It
is part of the Romanian Army's plan to modernize its legacy wheeled
armored vehicle fleet.
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose and
Deputy Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu
attended the signing ceremony held at the National Defense Ministry
headquarters.
The modern PIRANHA 5 vehicles will be produced in Romania under a strategic cooperation and
transfer of technology project between General Dynamics European
Land Systems - Mowag and the Romanian company Uzina Mecanică
București (UMB).
Since 2006, the Romanian Armored Forces has fielded variants of
PIRANHA vehicles which have been deployed in various missions
in-country and abroad, demonstrating its reliability and
performance.
"The Romanian Army is one of the most important PIRANHA users in
Europe. We are very honored by this contract award as it
reflects the high confidence and satisfaction the Romanian Army has
in our vehicles," said Oliver Dürr, Vice President Wheeled Vehicles
and Managing Director of General Dynamics European Land Systems -
Mowag.
"With this step, we have established a sustainable collaboration
with a trusted partner which has a significant industrial footprint
in Romania," said Thomas Kauffmann, General Dynamics European Land
Systems Vice President International Business & Services. "The
transfer of technology and the local production of these vehicles
present an enormous opportunity to the Romanian industry."
With more than 11,000 systems fielded, the PIRANHA is one of the
most successful 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles in the world.
About General Dynamics European Land Systems
General
Dynamics European Land Systems, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and conducts its business through five European
operating sites located in Austria, Czech
Republic, Germany,
Spain, and Switzerland. With more than 2,000 highly
skilled technical employees, the companies design, manufacture and
deliver world-class land combat, systems, including wheeled,
tracked and amphibious vehicles, bridge systems, armaments, and
munitions, to global customers. More information is available
at www.gdels.com.
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