Textron Systems Awarded $163.4M Security Assistance Contract To Deliver 65 COMMANDO Select Vehicles To Ukraine

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a $163.4M contract through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism from the U.S. Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) to provide 65 Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV), COMMANDO™ Select vehicles, including one year of spare parts. The three-year firm fixed priced award covers the build and delivery of the new vehicles to support USAI, strengthening Ukraine’s military by improving ground mobility and defensive capabilities.

Textron Systems’ COMMANDO™ Select vehicle is trusted for its performance in the toughest environments, giving operators the ability to go almost anywhere to perform their mission. The vehicle is equipped with exceptional crew protection, while delivering greater mobility than similar armored vehicles on the market.    

“Textron Systems has delivered hundreds of COMMANDO vehicles to the U.S. Army over the last two decades,” said David Phillips, Senior Vice President Air, Land and Sea Systems. “The COMMANDO Select has demonstrated support to soldiers, serving as a combat-proven armored personnel carrier performing secure personnel movement, military police and constabulary operations as well as command and control operations to support ground mobility missions.”

Textron Systems has built and delivered over 10,000 ground vehicles over the last several decades for a variety of customers. Combat-proven in the toughest combat environments, the COMMANDO Select is designed to be easy to operate and maintain with readily available parts, training and service support.