NATO has signed an agreement with the United States to acquire precision-guided munitions for eight member countries.

The countries are Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain, NATO said.

Delivery of the initial NATO order of the air-to-ground munitions will take place between 2017 and 2019 and will include GBU 12 Paveway bombs and Paveway II bomb kits that convert freefall bombs into precision-guided weapons.

A subsequent order is expected to be placed with the U.S. Defense and Security Cooperation Agency next year by NATO's Support and Procurement Agency under a framework accord intended as a cost-effective vehicle to meet members' air-to-ground PGM requirements.

Poland's PGM needs are expected to be included.

General Dynamics contracted for M1A2 tank conversion
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2016 - General Dynamics has received an $82 million contract to convert M1A2 tanks to the M1A2S configuration for the U.S. Army.

The M1A2S is a specialized configuration for tanks operated by the government of Saudi Arabia. The tanks are designed and manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems in the United States, and sold to the kingdom through foreign military sales agreements.

Under the contract, the work will be performed at Lima, Ohio and Sterling Heights, Mich. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be complete by March 2019.

General Dynamics received $5 million at the time of the contract award. The Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich. is listed as the contracting activity.