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General Dynamics UK Estimates Potential $2 Billion Export Value of Specialist Vehicle

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

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General Dynamics [GD] UK yesterday said it recently commissioned a market study that estimated the Specialist Vehicle (SV) program it is working on has the potential to generate U.K. export revenues of $2 billion or more in its first 16 years. The estimate is based on countries that have already expressed interest in buying the SV. Additionally, a number of foreign nations currently use the aging U.K.-developed tracked reconnaissance combat vehicle (CVR(T)) family of armored fighting vehicles first designed in…

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