General Dynamics Awarded $217 Million Vehicle Order by Swiss Army

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MOWAG GmbH, a unit of
General Dynamics European Land Systems, has been awarded an order valued at
$217 million for 244 DURO and PIRHANA 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 PIRHANA 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, a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), is based in Vienna, Austria, and has 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 all over the world. More information is available
at www.gdels.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in
business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and
munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and
technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at
www.generaldynamics.com.

SOURCE General Dynamics