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12/10/2004
MoD drives through £1.1bn army truck contract
Britain's troops will get thousands of state-of-the-art new vehicles as part of the biggest military truck procurement for 25 years, it has been announced today.
The project will provide the armed forces with over 5,000 "modern, versatile and robust support vehicles" from 2007, with an option to buy thousands more under consideration. The vehicles will be capable of transporting large quantities of bulk equipment to frontline troops wherever they are operating in the world.
Vehicle manufacturer Man Erf is in line for the £1.1 billion contract to build and support a fleet of military trucks and recovery vehicles, creating and supporting hundreds of jobs across the UK.
The deal with Man Erf means Britain's Armed Forces will get an advanced truck and recovery vehicle fleet which will be assembled at sites across the UK.
Lord Bach, Minister for Defence Procurement, said: "These trucks are the workhorses of our ground troops and they will bring our front line forces a much improved capability for transporting vital supplies while on deployed operations. They are far more capable than their predecessors and will have improved cross-country capabilities and the ability to be fitted with blast proof armour."
The new fleet will consist of a mix of cargo and recovery vehicles. They will replace the MoD's tri-service fleet of four, eight and 14-tonne cargo vehicles and recovery trucks.
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The project will provide the armed forces with over 5,000 "modern, versatile and robust support vehicles" from 2007, with an option to buy thousands more under consideration. The vehicles will be capable of transporting large quantities of bulk equipment to frontline troops wherever they are operating in the world.
Vehicle manufacturer Man Erf is in line for the £1.1 billion contract to build and support a fleet of military trucks and recovery vehicles, creating and supporting hundreds of jobs across the UK.
The deal with Man Erf means Britain's Armed Forces will get an advanced truck and recovery vehicle fleet which will be assembled at sites across the UK.
Lord Bach, Minister for Defence Procurement, said: "These trucks are the workhorses of our ground troops and they will bring our front line forces a much improved capability for transporting vital supplies while on deployed operations. They are far more capable than their predecessors and will have improved cross-country capabilities and the ability to be fitted with blast proof armour."
The new fleet will consist of a mix of cargo and recovery vehicles. They will replace the MoD's tri-service fleet of four, eight and 14-tonne cargo vehicles and recovery trucks.
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