MMPVs on their way to U.S. Engineers

Its' been an eventful month for contractor BAE. After testing they have been awarded the Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) contract.

The MMPV is a mine protected, 6x6 wheeled vehicle based on BAE's RG33 MRAP. It will be used by engineers for mounted mine clearing systems, hazards/threat recon, EOD Company support and command and control (C2).

BAE has received an initial US$20m order for nine MMPV test vehicles, test support, armour testing packages and associated maintenance items. The contract could see the production of up to 2,500 vehicles at a cost of $2.288 billion and running through 2015.

Sources: Various
Photo: BAE (RG33)