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UK plans to buy $1B worth of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
[The Hill] The United Kingdom wants to buy $1.04 billion worth of the U.S.-made Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, according to the Defense Department.The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Monday notified Congress that the State Department had approved the possible foreign military sale of 2,747 of the vehicles, manufactured by Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp. "This proposed sale supports the foreign policy and national security policies of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an important partner on critical foreign policy and defense issues," the announcement states. The tactical vehicle is set to replace a portion of the Army and Marine Corps’ Humvee fleets as it has better protection from underbody blasts, can carry more and is easier to drive. The Pentagon in August 2015 awarded Oshkosh a $6.7 billion contract to build the first 17,000 vehicles for the two services. Oshkosh won the contract over Lockheed Martin and Humvee-maker AM General. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-12 |
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