WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States plans to send Egypt engines for its
M1A1 tank.The Pentagon has awarded a $14.3 million contract to Honeywell
International, based in Tempe, Ariz. for the engines. A Pentagon statement
said Honeywell will remanufacture 100 AGT 1500 Abrams tank engines for
Egypt's military.Officials said the remanufacture involves engines that were produced in
1994 and will now undergo engineering changes. This includes the provision
of a digital electronic control unit which monitors engine performanceEgypt has a fleet of more than 550 M1A1 tanks. Cairo has also ordered
another 100 Abrams tanks for assembly in Egypt.Officials said the contract includes an option for Egypt to purchase an
additional 100 engines. The project is meant for completion in 2005. The
contract will be carried out in the United States.
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