I believe that General Dynamics has won the "scout" portion of the FRES contract with the ASCOD II.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...57&c=EUR&s=TOP
Report: General Dynamics Wins U.K. Scout Contract
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 13 Mar 2010 14:51
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LONDON - American firm General Dynamics is the winner over BAE Systems in the race to build a new generation of armored reconnaissance vehicles for the British Army, The Financial Times reported March 13.
A March 13 report said that General Dynamics has been selected to build 750 next-generation armored reconnaissance vehicles for the British Army. Above, an image of the proposed vehicle. (COURTESY OF GENERAL DYNAMICS UK)
The contract for scout variant of the British Army's Future Rapid Effects System vehicles is worth more than 1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion, 1.1 billion euros), the newspaper said.
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