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Army

Mack Defense Receives Order To Deliver 99 Of Army’s New Heavy Dump Truck

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

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Mack Defense Receives Order To Deliver 99 Of Army’s New Heavy Dump Truck

Mack Defense's M917A3 heavy dump truck the company is building for the Army. The company exhibited an armored capable version at the Army Engineer Association exhibition. Photo: Calvin Biesecker

Mack Defense said Wednesday the Army has placed an order for nearly 100 of the new M917A3 non-armored heavy dump trucks (HDT), following the completion of a successful testing period. The order, which was awarded in November, is part of a potential $296.4 million deal with the Army covering delivery of more than 680 trucks. “This order signifies the successful testing of non-armored and armored vehicles that we conducted in 2018 and 2019. We are proud that Mack Defense was…

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