
Textron's [TXT] Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) unit said yesterday it received a $31.6 million contract award from the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide 28 COMMANDO™ Advanced Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), with 40mm/.50 cal remote turrets, to the Colombian Army (COLAR). Initial APC deliveries to the U.S. Army, for shipping to Colombia, are expected to begin in November, with all vehicles scheduled to be completed and transferred by April 2014. COMMANDO Advanced Photo: TM&LS The contract also includes…