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U.K. MoD Receives First Souped Up Light Tanks

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Friday, January 9th, 2009

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The first batch of over 100 enhanced light tanks, used for scouting out the enemy have been delivered to training units in the British army, complete with a state-of-the-art engine cooling system taken from the motorsport industry, the Ministry of Defense said Jan. 8. Under an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) contract worth about $28.9 million, a number of important upgrades have been carried out to boost the performance and reliability of the British army's Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)-CVR(T) vehicles in…

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