GenDyn supplying APCs to Swiss Army KREUZLINGEN, Switzerland, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- General Dynamics European Land Systems in Switzerland reports it is to supply additional DRURO armored personnel carriers to the Swiss Army. Under a contract delivered late last year, 130 of the armored personnel carriers are to be supplied from 2015 to 2017, but the monetary value of the award was not disclosed. GDELS-Mowag, a business unit of General Dynamics Corp., had delivered 290 DURO APCs to the Swiss Army from 2008 to 2010. "The General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag workforce is very proud to have received this follow-on contract, as it underlines the confidence and satisfaction of our Swiss customer," said Robert Kauth, vice president of Wheeled Vehicles at General Dynamics European Land Systems and managing director of GDELS-Mowag. The DURO armored personnel carrier weighs 14 tons, carries 11 soldiers and has a top speed of 62 mph. The wheeled vehicle can handle gradients of as much as 60 percent and lateral inclines of as much as 30 percent.