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BAE Wins $81M Army Contract

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YORK, Pa., May 12, 2009 – BAE Systems, a defense, security and aerospace company, has been awarded an $81.4-million contract to produce 39 M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles and spare parts for the US Army. Hercules vehicles can recover the Army’s 70-ton combat vehicles, including the M1A1, M1A2, Leopard, bridging systems and other medium-weight vehicles. Work under the contract will be completed by the existing workforce at BAE Systems and is expected to be finished by May 2012. The contract contains options for the US Army to purchase up to 81 additional vehicles and for the US Marine Corps to purchase an...Read full article

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