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Allison Transmission Awarded $83.3 Million Contract to Support U.S. Army Abrams Tank Modernization and Tank Production for Abrams User Nations

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INDIANAPOLIS, January 18, 2024 – 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.

“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.

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