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July 18, 2016 / 12:37 PM

GenDyn to refurbish 107 U.S. Army Stryker vehicles

The U.S. Army modification covers refurbishment of 107 Stryker vehicles.

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $15 million U.S. Army contract modification for refurbishment work on 107 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles. Soldiers are shown here loading Strykers onto flatbed train cars in Germany in 2015. U.S. Army photo

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $15 million U.S. Army contract modification for refurbishment work on 107 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles. Soldiers are shown here loading Strykers onto flatbed train cars in Germany in 2015. U.S. Army photo

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $15 million U.S. Army order for refurbishment work on 107 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles.

The order comes under a $47 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded to the company in April and expected to be completed in 2019.

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The Army announced another contract modification for the company in May that will see General Dynamics Land Systems receive about $329 million for a 30mm cannon upgrade on the Strykers.

That contract includes production, logistics, product development and test support for the upgrade.

Introduced in 2000, the medium-weight, eight-wheeled Stryker now features a Double-V hull. It can reach speeds of more than 60 mph.

It also features 10 different configurations and 85 percent commonality across the fleet.

The estimated completion date for the refurbishment work is July 2017.

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