Textron won a contract for the delivery of Commando 4x4 armoured vehicles to Colombia 0308133

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Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:37 AM
 
Textron won a contract for the delivery of Commando 4x4 armoured vehicles to Colombia.
Textron Land and Marine Systems of New Orleans won a foreign sales contract worth up to $31.6 million to provide advanced armored personnel carriers Commando and related services for the nation of Colombia.
     

Textron Marine & Land Systems Commando Elite 4x4 armoured vehicle at IDEX 2013, Defence Exhibition in United Arab Emirates.
     

Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, delivers its customers precision, power and protection through innovative air-and ground-based smart weapons; directed energy weapons; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, systems; and protection systems.

The Commando 4x4 armoured vehicle, derived from our Armored Security Vehicles (ASV), are combat proven over 10 years, used also by the Army of Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Commando offer excellent on-road and off-road mobility enabling them to operate in urban, jungle, desert and mountainous terrain. Crew protection is reinforced with a V-shaped hull bottom and 360-degree protection from direct fire.

The Commando vehicle can be configured to accommodate up to 10 (three crew plus passengers) to enable greater troop carrying capacity.