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| Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 09:13 AM | |||
| Navistar defense win a contract to deliver anti-rocket propelled grenade kit for MaxxPro vehicle. | |||
Navistar
Defense, LLC today received a contract for $59 million to deliver 1,357
rocket propelled grenade (RPG) net kits for International® MaxxPro®
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) units in Afghanistan. The order
from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command is considered an
urgent buy. |
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RPG
nets provide additional protection against the anti-tank weapon of the
same name. Navistar previously fielded 970 RPG net kits for the MaxxPro
family of vehicles to support Afghan operations. The new kits will be
fitted onto MaxxPro units operating in theater. Delivery is scheduled
to begin in August 2012 and be completed by the December 2012.
"Five years ago, almost to the day, we received our first MaxxPro contract to support the urgent operational need in Iraq," said Archie Massicotte, president, Navistar Defense. "We always strive to anticipate the needs of our warfighters and deliver on all contracts with the same urgency asked of us in 2007. We are proud to provide integrated solutions, such as the RPG nets, to our Armed Forces and we will continue to develop new solutions to meet the changing needs of the warfighter." Navistar has fielded nine major MRAP variants during the last five years including the MaxxPro Dash Ambulance and the MaxxPro Recovery Vehicle. Earlier this year, the company retrofitted existing vehicles with a rolling chassis to upgrade and ready the fleet for future missions. Navistar is also currently competing for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1 and Standard Military Pattern (SMP) programs with new vehicle solutions. These new platforms were developed by leveraging and combining current assets of Navistar and our partners to create cost effective, robust and mature solutions that are available today. |
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