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US military contractor to build 55 Mobile Strike Force vehicles for Afghan army
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan National Army (ANA) will receive 55 Mobile Strike Force vehicles under a contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD).According to a statement by the Department of Defense, the vehicles would be built by Textron Marine & Land Systems. "Textron Marine & Land Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana, was awarded a $56,176,864 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Afghanistan) contract for 55 Mobile Strike Force vehicles with related fielding hardware and field service representative services for system deprocessing," the statement said. The statement further added that the work will be performed in Slidell, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2016. The MSFV is a 4×4 armored vehicle and the variants to be delivered includes MSFV with enclosed turret; MSFV with Objective Gunner's Protection Kit; and an MSFV ambulance. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are also expected to receive 2,293 Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTVs) under a contract by the US Army worth $369 million. The contract has been awarded to the Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) -- a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses. The Navistar Defense said production will commence immediately, with deliveries starting in January 2016 and concluding in 2019. Posted by: Fred 2015-09-27 |
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