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KAI Awards GD Gun Contract

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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

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General Dynamics [GD] Armament and Technical Products (GDATP) recently said it has been awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for production of up to 82 A-50 20mm gun systems. "The A-50 gun system was developed by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products specifically for the T/A-50 light trainer/attack aircraft being produced by KAI," Steve Vander Kraats, the company's A-50 gun system program manager, said. "The system provides the relatively smaller T/A-50 aircraft with 20mm Gatling gun capabilities comparable…

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