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GICHNER NEWS
June 7, 2006
GICHNER AWARDED $6 MILLION FOR THE PRODUCTION
OF 281 LMS SHELTERS.
Dallastown, Pennsylvania – June 7th 2006 - Gichner
Shelter Systems, a division of Gichner Systems Group LLC,
and a world leader in the design, development and production
of tactical and logistic shelters and shelter systems, is
pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract
by Natick for the production of 281 S-788 LMS shelter for
delivery through 2007. This contract is valued at over $6
million dollars.
The S-788 also known as the Lightweight, Multipurpose Shelter
(LMS) is a lightweight, high strength enclosure designed
specifically for use on the HMMWV. Selected by the United
States Army as its primary electronics platform for wheeled
tactical vehicles, the S-788 LMS contains the latest advances
in shelter design technology.
Gichner received this order shortly after announcing its
successful completion of its first article testing of the
S-788 LMS Type I, and Type III shelter to the rigorous retirements
of the ASTM PS 138-03. Gichner is now the only manufacturer
to have qualified the S-788 shelter under all three specifications
MIL-S-44408, MIL-PRF-44408, and ASTM PS 138-03.
Gichner Shelter Systems designs, manufactures and integrates
tactical and logistic shelters and related products for
military and commercial applications. Its shelters, assembled
from lightweight bonded panels fabricated using both foam
and beam and honeycomb core construction are used worldwide.
Gichner's core products include all of the US military Standard
Family of Tactical Shelters as well as numerous custom designed
shelters and derivatives.
In addition to its extensive line of standard shelters,
Gichner provides turn-key systems that are "rack ready"
for the installation of its customers electronic systems.
Gichner offers more than 35 years of engineering expertise
in the application of proven solutions and the development
of custom solutions to systems mobility and environmental
protection of electronic systems. Its customer list includes
virtually every major prime contractor as well as all of
the major military buying commands. Gichner products are
sold and serviced worldwide.
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