Saco facility gets $12M worth of work

2009 MaineBiz

SACO (Jan 27): A new $12 million military contract will bring work to General Dynamics' manufacturing plant in Saco. The U.S. government awarded the contract to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics, for the production of the MK47 Striker40 Weapon System, a high-tech, lightweight grenade launcher. The production work will be completed at the company's manufacturing plant in Saco, which it purchased in 2000 when it was known as Saco Defense.