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Textron To Deliver Another 55 Armored Vehicles To Afghan Army, Sees Worldwide Market

Textron To Deliver Another 55 Armored Vehicles To Afghan Army, Sees Worldwide Market
Textron Marine and Land Systems Commando Select

Textron Marine and Land Systems [TXT] will build another 55 of its Commando Select armored vehicles for the Afghan National Army (ANA) to replace trucks damaged in battle with Taliban forces.The company on Monday announced a $56.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to supply 55 additional four-wheeled armored vehicles to the ANA, which already operates seven battalions worth of the vehicles.Textron has built a total 634 Commando vehicles, about 623 that are fielded to the ANA,…

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