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Army Awards $148.3 Million M88A2 Deal To BAE Systems

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

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Army Awards $148.3 Million M88A2 Deal To BAE Systems

The M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicle. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems has received $148.3 million from the Army to upgrade 43 M88 Recovery Vehicles to the latest A2 configuration, the company announced Wednesday. The latest deal continues BAE Systems work modernizing the Army’s M88A1 fleet to the A2 version of the Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift System (HERCULES) vehicle, with deliveries to begin in February 2021. “The HERCULES is an invaluable vehicle for the Army’s recovery missions,” Dennis Hancock, director of BAE Systems’ recovery programs, said in a…

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