GD Awarded $16 M for Chemical Detection Systems Production

(Charlotte, N.C., October 5, 2009) -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $16 million order to provide Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector (JSLSCAD) systems and spares for Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRVs). This is the second delivery order received under a six-year contract awarded in 2008 by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Deliveries will be completed in 2011. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

General Dynamics' JSLSCAD is the first chemical detection system with 360-degree coverage for ground vehicles and has a detection range of up to two kilometers. The technology uses a passive infrared detection system that automatically searches for chemical agent vapor clouds. When a harmful chemical is detected the system signals a warning allowing personnel to either avoid contaminated areas or don protective gear.


"General Dynamics' JSLSCAD provides U.S. armed forces with an effective tool to detect potentially harmful and even fatal chemicals at a safe distance," said Bill Gural, vice president and general manager of Detection Systems for General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products.

Source : General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD)