thedrifter
02-20-07, 05:31 AM
US Marines seek SA vehicles
Tue, 20 Feb 2007
BAE Systems' South African unit, Land Systems OMC, has won a US Marine Corps $55.4-million order for ambush-proof vehicles, after turning around a request for a proposal from a clean-sheet design to delivering a working, blast-tested prototype in less than seven weeks.
The US Marine Corps has ordered 90 South African-designed RG33 mine-resistant and ambush-proof vehicles.
Advanced protection against mines
The advanced tactical wheeled vehicles will offer enhanced protection to US marines and soldiers under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle programme.
"BAE Systems has successfully completed its own blast testing of the RG33 vehicle design, and the results met or exceeded the MRAP survivability requirements in all cases," said John Swift, MRAP program manager for BAE Systems at its Triangle, Virginia office.
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Ellie
Tue, 20 Feb 2007
BAE Systems' South African unit, Land Systems OMC, has won a US Marine Corps $55.4-million order for ambush-proof vehicles, after turning around a request for a proposal from a clean-sheet design to delivering a working, blast-tested prototype in less than seven weeks.
The US Marine Corps has ordered 90 South African-designed RG33 mine-resistant and ambush-proof vehicles.
Advanced protection against mines
The advanced tactical wheeled vehicles will offer enhanced protection to US marines and soldiers under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle programme.
"BAE Systems has successfully completed its own blast testing of the RG33 vehicle design, and the results met or exceeded the MRAP survivability requirements in all cases," said John Swift, MRAP program manager for BAE Systems at its Triangle, Virginia office.
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Ellie