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Army

BAE Systems To Upgrade Medium Recovery Vehicles To Heavy System

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

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BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $28.7 million contract to upgrade 11 M88A1 Medium Recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (HERCULES) configuration. “The M88A2 is able to hoist and tow twice the weight than that of an M88A1, including an M1 Abrams tank, and is an essential component in helping our Armed Forces to fulfill successful recovery missions,” said Mark Signorelli, vice president and general manager or Armored Combat Systems at BAE…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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