Oct 2 (Reuters) -

Defense giant General Dynamics' ( GD ) information and technology

unit had secured a $1.25 billion task order to support the U.S.

Army in Europe and Africa, it said on Thursday, a week after

announcing another $1.5 billion U.S. defense contract.

The contract, awarded in September, covers a five-month base

period for transition and seven option years, General Dynamics

Information Technology (GDIT) said.

Through the Enterprise Mission Information Technology

Services 2 (EMITS 2) task order, GDIT will deliver enterprise

IT, communications and mission command support services to U.S.

Army's Europe and Africa's headquarters, subordinate

organizations, NATO and other partners.

The disclosure comes a week after GDIT said it secured an

enterprise modernization contract worth $1.5 billion to help

support the U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, to cut costs

and increase efficiency - including by integrating artificial

intelligence technologies.