BAE Systems is to provide armouring kits and components for MRAP all-terrain vehicles (M-ATV) being deployed in Afghanistan, under a contract awarded by Plasan.
BAE Systems Security & Survivability president Tony Russell said the company’s support over the MRAP programme ranges from designing and developing three MRAP variants to providing armouring solutions to each platforms including MATV.
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The combat-tested M-ATV uses Oshkosh’s proprietary TAK-4 independent suspension system and provides extreme warfighter mobility and protection.
Work is scheduled to start later this month at BAE Systems production facilities in Fairfield, Ohio.
Oshkosh has been delivering M-ATVs as part of its contract with the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Life-Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC).
