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Textron Marine & Land Systems at IDEX 2013 |
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Saturday, February 23, 2013, 07:00 PM | |||
Textron Marine & Land Systems introduces two new products to its COMMANDO family vehicles. | |||
Textron
Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron
Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has introduce the addition of two vehicles to
its COMMANDO™ family of vehicles at the International Defence Exhibition
and Conference, IDEX 2013. The new COMMANDO Select Mortar Vehicle and
COMMANDO Utility Baserunner was presented on Textron booth. |
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Commando Select 120mm mortar carrier at IDEX 2013 defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. |
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Designed to meet
growing requirements of international combat units for a more operationally
flexible and adaptable under-armor indirect fire capability, the new
COMMANDO Select Mortar Vehicle is capable of firing up to 120mm mortars
from a common mount, and stowing up to 82 rounds of high explosive,
illumination and smoke rounds. The vehicle is expandable to other fire
control systems. The Mortar Vehicle mount also can fire at an azimuth
of up to a 360-degrees and a firing elevation of 45 to 85 degrees. |
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Textron Marine& Land Systems Commando Utility Baserunner at IDEX 2013 |
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TM&LS’
new Baserunner 4x4 selectable gas/electric hybrid COMMANDO™ Utility
vehicle is built to facilitate missions in forward and rear echelon operational
environments. These vehicles perform demanding tasks with ease, allowing
users to efficiently and safely complete tasks. In gas mode the Baserunner
powers through rough terrain and adverse conditions while electric mode
provides quiet vehicle operation. "These vehicles offer current and potential customers the new capabilities they seek," said Tom Walmsley, TM&LS senior vice president and general manager. "A number of international militaries have expressed a need for a Mortar vehicle that combines indirect fire capabilities with outstanding mobility and protection, while others have expressed a desire for a robust and flexible utility vehicle to support military base operations. We’re pleased to bring both to market while expanding the range of our COMMANDO vehicle lines." Rigorously tested and proven in the toughest environments, the COMMANDO family of vehicles offers a range of protection up to and exceeding MRAP level, unmatched on-road/off-road mobility and ample firepower. TM&LS produces four lines of COMMANDO four-wheeled vehicles – COMMANDO Utility, COMMANDO Advanced, COMMANDO Select and COMMANDO Elite. As an end-to-end armored vehicle provider, TM&LS also offers its customers COMMANDO fielding, training, maintenance and logistics support throughout each vehicle's life cycle. |