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General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is an operating unit of the General Dynamics Corporation, a systems integrator of defense products for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense. GDATP designs, develops and produces armament systems, a full range of composite products for the aerospace industry, biological and chemical detection systems, sensor and vision-enhancement systems and mobile shelter systems. In 2005, the company received a contract for reactive armor for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. In 2006, GDATP received a contract to develop and produce remotely controlled improvised explosive device electronic countermeasure systems. The company has nine facilities nationwide. Its executive office is in Charlotte, N.C. Its other operations are in Charlotte; Burlington and Jericho, Vt.; Saco, Maine; Stone County, Miss.; Marion, Va.; Lincoln, Neb.; and Camden, Ark.

Smiths South-Central Sales Company is a lawn and garden equipment distributor, having more than 37 years of experience. Located in Springhill, La., the company serves service stations, commercial contractors and farm accounts with Mobil branded products. It also specializes in blending and packaging chain saw chain oil and two-cycle mixing oils. The company offers power equipment from a selection of manufacturing companies, including Maruyama Corp., Efco, Remington, Little Wonder and Trench Master. It also supplies a suite of parts and accessories of Oregon, Mower Sulky and Beaver Blade brands.