RE: General Dynamics - Stryker ArmorThe Stryker vechicle is a variant of the LAV platform (Light Armour Vechicle) made by General Dynamics Land Systems. The Cymat website military vechicle that is illustrated is the Coyote (LAV variant) and also noted in the Cymat Investor presentation.
This NR was interesting since it was basically promoting a contract between companies that are all part of General Dynamics, probably part of an earlier government contract to deliver retrofits for the Stryker familiy. The contract objective is to qualify and produce the tile sets for delivery beginning in March 2010.
Some other potential links to Cymat are the Israel OEM partner mentioned and an Israel OEM (current global client) referenced in the Cymat Investor presentation, along with the reference to a US miliary preproduction contract for June 2009 as a milestone. IMO, the timing of this makes sense in the scheme of things from what we are aware of and the need to incorporate an increased level of equipment and troop protection with retrofits as the priority.
GD-ATP website also lists building protection systems as a products for blast protection. The GD-ATP website news releases also mentions a May 7th NR as part of an earlier contract to provide armour tile sets for the Bradley Fighting vechicle as well with the same players.