Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee to Deliver Additional M67 Hand Grenade Body Assemblies
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Monday, August 8, 2022
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn., Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a major 2021 milestone of delivering its eight millionth M67 hand grenade body assembly, Aerojet Rocketdynes specialty metal provider, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT), has been awarded a five-year contract by Day & Zimmermann (D&Z) to deliver additional assemblies for the U.S. Army.
Key Points:
- JONESBOROUGH, Tenn., Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a major 2021 milestone of delivering its eight millionth M67 hand grenade body assembly, Aerojet Rocketdynes specialty metal provider, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT), has been awarded a five-year contract by Day & Zimmermann (D&Z) to deliver additional assemblies for the U.S. Army.
- "AOT has been the sole supplier of M67 hand grenade body assemblies for more than 20 years," said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
- The members of the Aerojet Rocketdyne team who manufacture these hand grenade bodies, and other specialty metal components at AOT, are proud of their role protecting our warfighters.
- The base year contract calls for the manufacture and delivery of more than 200,000 fragmentation hand grenade body assemblies.