The U.S. Department of Defence announced on 24 September that the U.S. Army had signed a modification to contract for High Mobility Engineer Excavator Type-1 vehicles. JCB Inc. was awarded a $72,7 million modification to contract W56HZV-14-D-0066 for this type of engineer vehicle. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2019.
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High Mobility Engineer Excavator Type-1 (Picture source: JCB) |