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BAE Systems Awarded $149 Million To Build Amphibious Vehicles For Japan

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

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BAE Systems Awarded $149 Million To Build Amphibious Vehicles For Japan

BAE Systems will produce Assault Amphibious Vehicles for the Japanese Ministry of Defense under a new contract. (Photo: BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has been awarded a $149 million direct commercial sale contract to produce new assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) for the Japanese Ministry of Defense.The company will provide 30 new AAV7A1 reliability, availability, and maintainability/rebuild to standard (RAM/RS) vehicles, which provide a more powerful engine and drive train, as well as an upgraded suspension system, allowing the new vehicles to meet or exceed original AAV7A1 performance, according to BAE.The variant also provides improved mobility, command, control, and repair capabilities while…

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