kscarbel2 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Associated Press / October 19, 2017 NEW ORLEANS — Textron Marine and Land Systems has been awarded a U.S. Army contract for nearly $333 million to make up to 255 Mobile Strike Force Vehicles — armored personnel carriers that the company has been making since 2012 for the Afghan National Army. Textron’s new contract runs through October 2024. It also covers hardware and field representative services. A brief notice Wednesday in the Pentagon’s daily list of military contracts did not say where the new vehicles will be deployed. Textron said in October 2015 that it had supplied 621 of the vehicles to the Afghan National Army since 2012, and more than 550 were in use. At the time, it had received a $17 million contract to train Afghan soldiers to maintain and repair the vehicles. Photo - Afghan commandos of 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak conduct movement to their target in Mobile Strike Force Vehicles for an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 24, 2013. . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51468-us-taxpayer-buys-afghan-army-333-million-worth-of-trucks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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