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Navistar To Retrofit Armored Cabs On Afghan National Security Force Vehicles

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

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Navistar Defense LLC, a key supplier to the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP), has received a $23 million urgent delivery order from the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command to retrofit 205 armored cabs onto Navistar Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) currently designated for service with the Afghan National Security Forces. The award involves replacing the current commercial cab with a specially designed armored cab. This will provide savings by re-using the original components of the MTV…

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