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Textron gets $10M contract for armored vehicles

Dec. 22, 2009
Textron Inc. said Tuesday it received a $10 million contract to build 27 armored vehicles for the U.S. Army. The Armored Knight vehicles will be delivered to the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command by the end of 2010, Textron said. The work will...
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