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Australia Contracts Rheinmetall MAN For Nearly $2 Billion In Logistics Vehicles

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Friday, July 26th, 2013

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Germany’s Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV), a joint venture of Rheinmetall AG andMAN Truck & Bus AG, on July 23 said it recently signed a close to $2 billion contract with the Australian Defense Force (ADF) for a fleet of advanced logistical vehicles. Under its modernization program, the ADF is procuring some 2,500 protected and non-protected logistical vehicles from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia. This order reinforces RMMV’s role as one of the world’s leading makers of military wheeled vehicles, the joint venture…

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