Pakistan to buy MRAP vehicles worth $35 m from USA

Pakistan to buy MRAP vehicles worth $35 m from USA

Islamabad: Pakistan has given Navistar Defence, a US manufacturer, a $35 million contract to produce 40 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles for IHS Jane's, Defence Weekly reported on Wednesday.

The project is set to be completed by October 2018. Work on the project will take place in West Point, Mississippi, and Pakistan.

Awarded under a US Foreign Military Sales contract, the deal also includes various support items, contractor logistics, and technical support services, the defence journal reported.