Textron Marine & Land Systems Awarded Contract to Produce Turrets and Provide Support for Colombia’s Armored Personnel Carriers
NEW ORLEANS – March 18, 2013 — Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today a $5.5 million contract award from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide 12 armored turrets, technical support services, vehicle repairs and spare parts for the Colombian Army’s (COLAR) Armored Personnel Carriers (APC). The COLAR has 39 TM&LS COMMANDO(TM) Advanced APCs in operation with its Armored Cavalry units and, under a separate U.S. Foreign Military Sales case, has requested to purchase