EGYPT EXPECTS 100 M1A1 TANKS BY APRIL

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Egypt has ordered an additional 100 M1A1 tanks from theUnited States and hopes to increase its Abrams tank fleet to 755. Egypt has laid the groundwork for the assembly of 100 Abrams tanks fromGeneral Dynamics Land Systems. The company was awarded a $141 millioncontract by the U.S. Army for 100 M1A1 hardware kits for the Egyptian tankcoproduction program.