General Dynamics‘ [GD] European Land Systems unit MOWAG GmbH has been awarded an order valued at $217 million for 244 Duro and Piranha vehicles to be produced in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
The vehicles will be delivered between 2010 and 2012.
The order, awarded by armasuisse, the Swiss defense department’s procurement organization, is for 220 Duro IIIP 6×6 wheeled armored personnel vehicles; 12 Duro IIIP 6×6 wheeled vehicles that will be equipped as Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) verification vehicles; and 12 Piranha IIIC 8×8 wheeled vehicles that will be equipped as NBC reconnaissance vehicles, with real-time NBC detection capabilities.
MOWAG GmbH of Kreuzlingen employs more than 800 workers in developing, designing and manufacturing technologically advanced special vehicles for military use.
General Dynamics European Land Systems is based in Vienna, Austria, with production facilities in Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With a staff of more than 3,250, General Dynamics European Land Systems develops and manufactures wheeled, tracked and amphibious vehicles, as well as weapon systems and ammunition, for customers worldwide. Parent company General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide.