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Navistar Defense Contracted For Survivability Upgrade Kits For MaxxPro MRAPS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

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Navistar Defense LLC [NAV] yesterday said it received a delivery order today for up to $282 million to provide more than 2,300 survivability upgrade retrofit kits for International® MaxxPro® Dash Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The order from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command will upgrade MaxxPro Dash vehicles in theater with additional protection in response to evolving threats in Afghanistan. The order also includes parts and service. “Anticipating the needs of our Armed Forces continues to be…

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