June 11 (Reuters) - THALES SA TCFP.PA :
* THALES AUSTRALIA AND GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS DELIVERING FOR ADF
* THALES AUSTRALIA WELCOMES THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT GD-OTS WAS AWARDED A US$15 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROTOTYPE AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF A 155MM XM1113 ROCKET-ASSISTED PROJECTILE ROUND
* GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS (GD-OTS) HAS BEEN AWARDED A US$15 MILLION CONTRACT FOR PROTOTYPE AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF A 155MM XM1113 ROCKET-ASSISTED PROJECTILE ROUND
* THIS NEW ROUND CAN ENABLE U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY TO FIRE TO A RANGE OF 40 KILOMETRES, PROVIDING UNRIVALLED RANGE AND A 30% INCREASE FROM CURRENT US M549A1 ROUND