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  Army.mil spotlights the initial delivery of armored vehicles specifically designed and manufactured by Textron Marine & Land Systems to meet the needs of the Afghan National Army. View Article
   
  Read about how Yuma Proving Ground test vehicle operators put the Afghan National Army Mobile Strike Force Vehicle through its paces.View Article
   
  Military Technology visited Textron Marine & Land Systems' production facility in the New Orleans area and reported on developments in the business unit's expanding international and product portfolio. Download PDF
   

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  February 21, 2012 MillenWorks’ New, Rapidly Deployable Battery Management System Optimizes Battery Performance
  
    Scalable Solution Ideal for Electric Vehicles and Grid Storage San Diego, CA - February 21, 2012 - MillenWorks, a strategic business of Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today introduced its new Battery Management System (BMS) at the SAE 2012 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego. Able to accommodate various Lithium Ion battery chemistries, MillenWorks' BMS can be rapidly deployed to meet customers' specific high voltage energy storage system requirements at the prototype level. MillenWorks is exhibiting its BMS capabilities at Booth 50 in the Town and Country Resort & Conference Center during t... Read More  
       
  October 12, 2011 Textron Marine & Land Systems Awarded Armored Security VehicleReset Contract
  
    Program To Quickly and Efficiently Refurbish and Return Hundreds ofASVs to Field Operations NEW ORLEANS, Oct 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive contract by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to reset 392 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles (ASV). The base contract value is $19.8 million but could expand with the exercise of two option years and for emergent work, depending on the condition of vehicles inducted into the program. The Reset Program, administered by TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, is design... Read More  
       
  August 31, 2011 Textron TAPV Team Submits Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle Proposal
  
    OTTAWA, Canada – August 31, 2011 — Textron Systems Canada Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has submitted its proposal for the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) program. The Textron TAPV Team, led by Textron Systems Canada, includes Textron Marine & Land Systems and Rheinmetall Canada. Additional key Canadian suppliers include: Kongsberg Protech Systems Canada, a subcontractor to Rheinmetall Canada for the Remote Weapons Systems; and Engineering Office Deisenroth Canada (EODC), a subcontractor direct to Textron Systems Canada for add-on armour. A contract for the TAPV program to procure 500 vehicles, with an option for up to 100 mor... Read More  
       
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