By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon yesterday placed $612 million worth of orders with General Dynamics [DG] and BAE Systems for 813 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPS), according to a contract announcement. Because the Pentagon recently shifted funds to arrange for buying 1,576 MRAPs, it appears more orders are on the way for the vehicles with V-shaped bottoms designed to protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from underbelly blasts. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), which is managing the program for…
Pentagon Orders 813 Mine-Resistant Vehicles From General Dynamics, BAE Systems
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