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BAE Receives $629 Million Contract To Upgrade Caiman MRAP

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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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BAE Systems yesterday said it has been awarded a $629 million contract from the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Joint Program Office (JPO) to upgrade 1,700 Caiman MRAP vehicles. This award demonstrates how BAE's Readiness and Sustainment capabilities are supporting the customer's current and future requirements by rapidly improving product performance to protect troops during combat missions, the company said. The upgraded vehicle, called the Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicle (MTV), integrates a refurbished and improved armored capsule from an existing Caiman…

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