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U.K. Defense Ministry Announces Next Round Of Armored Vehicles

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Friday, January 6th, 2012

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The British Defence Ministry announced plans recently to purchase 100 additional Foxhound armored vehicles designed to protect against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan. About half of the $620-million ( GBP400 million) package will be devoted to providing the latest counter IED technology that is being developed under an urgent need in Afghanistan. The purchase will bring the country's fleet of Foxhounds, built by the British company Force Protection Europe (FPE) and Ricardo plc., to 300. "Foxhound is at the…

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