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BAE Systems bags $70 million contract for Hercules Recovery Vehicle |
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BAE Systems has won a contract for $70 million to convert 30 M88A1 hulls into M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) vehicles and provide associated spare parts. The contract bring the total value of US Government contracts awarded to BAE Systems on the HERCULES program to $1.3 billion.  The latest configuration in the M88 family of vehicles, HERCULES is capable of recovering 70-ton combat vehicles, bridging systems and other medium weight vehicles in use today. Key upgrades from the M88A1 to M88A2 HERCULES configuration include improved power-assisted braking, steering, electrical system and increased engine horsepower and additional armor protection. Vehicle deliveries commence in November 2012 and will continue through March 2013, with work being performed by existing workforces at the BAE Systems facility in York, Pennsylvania. Till date, 329 HERCULES vehicles have been fielded against an overall US Army requirement of 607. A total of 67 vehicles have been fielded to the US Marine Corps and an additional 114 to four allied nations - Egypt, Kuwait, Thailand and Australia. |
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