Buffalos Soldier on in Iraq
This new home-built vehicle is saving lives in Iraq. From Defense Industry Daily:
On Nov 9/06, DefenseLINK announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC had received a $125 million letter contract for 100 Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicles (mine-resistant Cougar JERRVs - see DID FOCUS Article) and 44 Buffalo combat engineering & EOD disposal vehicles (aka. "The Claw") with associated manuals, deployment kits, field representative support and training. Vehicles will be deployed to and supported in Iraq.
This contract contained options which would bring the totals to 200 JERRV vehicles and 82 Buffalo vehicles, and the estimated contract value to $200 million.
On Nov 9/06, DefenseLINK announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC had received a $125 million letter contract for 100 Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicles (mine-resistant Cougar JERRVs - see DID FOCUS Article) and 44 Buffalo combat engineering & EOD disposal vehicles (aka. "The Claw") with associated manuals, deployment kits, field representative support and training. Vehicles will be deployed to and supported in Iraq.
This contract contained options which would bring the totals to 200 JERRV vehicles and 82 Buffalo vehicles, and the estimated contract value to $200 million.
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