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BAE Systems Receives Additional VIKING Order From British MoD

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Friday, February 20th, 2009

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BAE Systems Monday said it has received an additional order for the armored all-terrain vehicle BvS10 VIKING from the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). "This contract recognizes the performance the BvS10 VIKING delivers to the troops in theatre," Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, director of marketing and sales at BAE Systems Hagglunds, Sweden. "It is key to us as a company to meet user needs, and the upgraded variant will meet those requirements." The contract is for nine vehicles, seven of the troop-carrying…

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