Friday, September 17, 2010

BAE wins MRAP contracts - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Under the award, the company said it will produce three more test vehicles of each version to undergo additional survivability andmobility testing. One versioh of the vehicle is produced byBAE Systems' Global Tactical Systemsd business and the other by its U.S. Combagt Systems business. The former versionh will be produced atthe company's facilities in West Chesterr and in Sealy, Texas, as well as othert partner facilities. BAE Systems' Cincinnati-based Security & Survivability unit designedr and developed the survivability componentws of the Global TacticalSystems version.
Thosde components included its blast-protected hull, advanced armof solutions which utilizeproprietary light-weight materials developec by BAE Systems, and seatingb and restraint systems. The vehicles are referre d to asMRAP All-Terrain Vehicles, or M-ATVs. They are more-mobile versions of the company's mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles now used in Iraq, BAE Systems said in a statement announcinhg thelatest contracts.

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