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Taiwan: amphibious assault vehicles supplied by BAE Systems.
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, York, Pennsylvania, is awarded an $83.6 million contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build, integrate, test, and deliver 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Personnel Vehicles 7A1 (AAVP7A1); four Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Command Vehicles 7A1 (AAVC7A1); and two Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Recovery Vehicles 7A1 (AAVR7A1).
Amphibious Assault Vehicle from Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division assaulted Onslow Beach, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson /Released) Unit: II Marine Expeditionary Force
This effort also includes support and test equipment, spares, publications, training, engineering services, logistics, and other technical support required. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales under the Taipei Economic Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case TW-P-SEQ.
All work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by July 22, 2020. FMS revolving funds in the amount of $83,629,301 will be obligated at time of award and do not have an expiration date. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-18-C-0007).