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Battelle Building Armored Vehicles For Special Operations Forces

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 10th, 2013

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Battelle’s Tactical Systems business is transforming standard pickup trucks into Special Operations vehicles under a General Services Administration Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of $58 million over three years. “Battelle has a proven track record of performing sophisticated systems integration for military and commercial applications. Under this contract, our vehicle systems team will execute on its custom designs and integrate complex systems to meet mission requirements--at a competitive cost,” said John Folkerts, vice president for Battelle’s Special Operations…

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