GD wins $26M contract for MK46

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $25.7 million contract to produce eight MK46 30mm Naval Weapon Systems for the U.S. Navy for use on San Antonio-class (LPD-17) ships and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class. The MK46 is an all-weather, day/night, fully stabilized weapon system. General Dynamics has delivered 30 MK46 systems to the Navy since 2005. It is the main deck gun for LPD-17 ships and is the secondary gun battery for Littoral Combat Ships. Work will be done in Woodbridge, Va.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Lima, Ohio; Westminster, Md.; Sterling Heights, Mich.; and Scranton, Pa. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in September 2014. (Source: General Dynamics via PRNewswire, 03/26/13) San Antonio-class ships are built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., and one of two versions of the LCS is built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.