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Bulgarian Defence Ministry signed contract for armoured security vehicles

Tue, Jan 15 2008 16:03 CET byRene Beekman 125 Views

Bulgarian Defence Ministry signed a contract for the delivery of seven M1117 armoured security vehicles (ASV) with Textron Marine & Land Systems (TMLS).

The contract was valued at approximately $10.2 million (6.85 million euro), TMLS said in a media statement.

The vehicles were expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2008.
 
"We will be shipping these ASVs as soon as we complete the United States export requirements that are well underway. Six of the seven will be going directly to the Bulgarian troops in Afghanistan through the Defence Ministry," TMLS general manager Tom Walmsley said.

The contract included two years of technical support on the vehicles, and would allow the ministry to order additional vehicles, TMLS said.

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