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Army

Textron To Supply Army With 65 Additional Armored Security Vehicles

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

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Textron Systems [TXT] said yesterday that the Army has exercised a contract option of $49.6 million for 65 additional M1117 Armored Security Vehicles (ASV). The ASVs will be manufactured at Textron Marine & Land Systems facilities in the New Orleans area. Textron has produced 3,161 ASVs for the Army to date. The M1117 is a 4X4 ASV that offers significant crew protection through its V-shaped hull design, and multiple layers of armor, defending against small arms fire, artillery projectile fragments,…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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