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Australia Requests $47 Million In M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicles

Friday, February 6th, 2015

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The State Department approved a possible $47 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia for M88A2 Hercules Heavy Recovery Vehicles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Jan. 26.The primary contractor would be BAE Systems.The requested FMS would include up to 6 M88A2 Hercules Heavy Recovery Vehicles, 7 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade & Below (FBCB2)/Blue Force Trackers (BFT), AN/PSN-13(V) Global Positioning System (GPS) Defense Advanced GPS Receivers…

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