By Ann Roosevelt Production ceased Nov. 20 after more than 5,000 vehicles at BAE Systems' facilities for the Caiman and RG33 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP). "We've been delivering week to weekly contracts from day one," Chris Chambers, vice president Medium/Heavy Vehicles at BAE Systems, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. The 22-month production run saw deliveries of 2,862 Caiman vehicles and 2,192 RG33 vehicles, the company said. Both vehicles were developed in 2006 to protect ground forces from RPGs,…
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