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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it will bid on the U.S. Marine Corps' Precision Extended Range Mortar (PERM) program as a prime contractor. General Dynamics has successfully demonstrated key PERM-enabling technologies, including its 120mm Roll Control Guided Mortar (RCGM) and a 17 km extended-range rocket-assisted mortar. These combined technologies will...

PARIS, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Saint-Gobain Group's Industrial Mortars Division has carried out four international acquisitions since the beginning of the year, together representing some EUR60 million in annual revenues. - Acquisition of a majority interest in the capital of PT. Cipta Mortar Utama in Indonesia The Industrial Mortars subsidiary Saint-Gobain Weber has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a 51% interest in the capital of Indonesia-based...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for 120mm mortar ammunition in support of the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS). The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of $198.7 million. Two delivery orders totaling $101 million have already been awarded under...

Scientists have discovered the secret behind an ancient Chinese super-strong mortar made from sticky rice, the delicious "sweet rice" that is a modern mainstay in Asian dishes. They also concluded that the mortar "• a paste used to bind and fill gaps between bricks, stone blocks and other construction materials "• remains the best available material for restoring ancient buildings. Their article appears in the American Chemical Society (ACS) monthly journal, Accounts of Chemical...

BOTHELL, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has successfully guided an 81mm Air-Dropped Guided Mortar (ADM) to a stationary ground target. The guide-to-target flight demonstrations, conducted at Ft. Sill, Okla., confirmed the ability of the 81mm ADM using a novel guidance kit and fuze to provide a precision strike capability for Tactical-Class Unmanned Aircraft (TUAV). The ADM was released from a TUAV using the company's newly developed "Smart...

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received a $5 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first phase of the Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). ATK is one of three companies selected for the first phase of the competition. Phase one consists of a three month design, maturation and demonstration program aimed at developing a precision mortar capability. The first phase concludes with flight tests and a competitive...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems announced today that it has successfully developed and tested a new approach for low-cost guided mortars called the 120mm Roll-Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM). Under a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., General Dynamics successfully tube-launched and guided RCGM prototypes from a M120 120mm mortar weapon system at the U.S. Army...

BETHANY, Conn., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- LATICRETE, a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative systems for the installation of tile and stone, has launched a new cost-effective waterproofing and anti-fracture membrane for fast and profitable interior or exterior applications over virtually any substrate. LATICRETE((R)) Hydro Barrier((TM)) is a thin, load-bearing, self-curing liquid rubber polymer that can be easily applied for flexible, seamless waterproofing and anti-fracture...

System ready for rapid fielding YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz., June 1, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- A new type of 120 mm precision-guided mortar round hit eight out of nine target areas during a recent U.S. Army-Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) cooperative research and development agreement demonstration. The rounds made by an Israel Military Industries-Raytheon team hit short- and long-range targets, demonstrating greater range than current unguided 120 mm high-explosive mortar rounds in the U.S....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that they have successfully fielded the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Artillery Regiment located at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. As the third leg of the USMC's triad of land-based fire support for expeditionary operations, EFSS...