Allison Transmission Awarded $83.3 Million Contract to Support U.S. Army Abrams Tank Modernization and Tank Production for Abrams User Nations
18 Janvier 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Abrams sales expanding in the Asia Pacific and
Eastern European markets
Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium-
and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and
defense vehicles, received an $83.3 million contract to provide
upgraded and new X1100 transmissions supporting Abrams Main Battle
Tank variants used by the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales
customers.
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Allison Transmission will deliver
upgraded and new X1100 cross-drive transmissions throughout 2024 to
meet performance demands of the Abrams tank. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“Allison is proud to be part of the world’s premier main battle
tank supporting the U.S. Army and our close partners. We look
forward to continued support of these customers in the decades to
come,” said Dana Pittard, Vice President for Defense Programs at
Allison Transmission.
Allison will deliver upgraded and new transmissions to meet
performance demands of the Abrams tank. The Allison upgrade program
combines new content with existing customer hardware to provide a
zero-mileage transmission to support the Abrams System Enhancement
Package version 3 tanks at significant customer savings. Deliveries
under this contract begin in January 2024 and continue through
December 2024.
The Abrams tank has seen numerous upgrades and enhancements that
provide the crew with the world’s most capable tank. Allison
quality and reliability commitments readily support U.S. Army
readiness objectives and performance demands while developing
innovative new capabilities to meet evolving warfighter
demands.
Allison has a long history of support to the U.S. Army. This
contract continues the Allison long-term relationship built on
quality, reliability and commitment to the warfighter.
About Allison Transmission Allison Transmission (NYSE:
ALSN) is a leading designer and manufacturer of propulsion
solutions for commercial and defense vehicles and the largest
global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic
transmissions that Improve the Way the World Works. Allison
products are used in a wide variety of applications, including
on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and
emergency), buses (school, transit and coach), motorhomes,
off-highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining and construction
applications) and defense vehicles (tactical wheeled and tracked).
Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA. With a presence in more than 150 countries, Allison
has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil,
manufacturing facilities in the USA, Hungary and India, as well as
global engineering resources, including electrification engineering
centers in Indianapolis, Indiana, Auburn Hills, Michigan and London
in the United Kingdom. Allison also has approximately 1,600
independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more
information, visit allisontransmission.com.
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Claire Gregory Director, Global External Communications
Claire.Gregory@allisontransmission.com 317-694-2065
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