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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense To Produce Second Round Of MRAP Recovery Vehicle

Defense News: DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense To Produce Second Round Of MRAP Recovery Vehicle
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / WARRENVILLE, Ill. - July 18, 2011: Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a delivery order for 140 International® MaxxPro® Recovery vehicles with rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) nets from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command. The order for $142 million also includes parts and support for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Navistar received its first MaxxPro Recovery vehicle order in November 2010.

"Many mission types require MRAP survivability protection and that includes warfighters running vehicle recovery and support missions," said Archie Massicotte, president, Navistar Defense. "To meet urgent needs, we completed delivery of the last MaxxPro Recovery vehicle order two months ahead of schedule. We are proud that these vehicles are performing well and we will work swiftly again to deliver these additional trucks."

The MaxxPro Recovery vehicle is based on the same International® WorkStar® platform that lends its flexibility to the company's growing family of vehicles. MRAP ballistic, mine and improvised explosive device (IED) protection aids two- to three-man crews as they retrieve damaged or mission-disabled vehicles and carry out other support missions.

The company will produce the vehicles at its West Point, Miss., facility where assembly of the recent MaxxPro Dash and Dash ambulance orders is currently being conducted. Recovery vehicles will be integrated into the running assembly line and will be delivered in October and November 2011.

"Today's orders are within our $1.9 billion guidance for fiscal year 2011 and add to our total vehicle fleet of more than 32,000 vehicles," said Massicotte. "Our vehicles are in use in 26 different countries, and as we move forward, we will continue to provide fleet support whenever and wherever they may be operating."

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce® brand diesel engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco® RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.

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Friday, June 10, 2011

DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Marines Ordered 471 MaxxPro Dash MRAP From Navistar

Defense News: DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Marines Ordered 471 MaxxPro Dash MRAP From Navistar
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 10, 2011: The U.S. Department of Defense issued/notification # 495 dated June 10, 2011 released indicates Navistar Defense, LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $357,112,582 firm-fixed-priced delivery order 0019 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of 471 MaxxPro Dash vehicles.


Work will be performed in West Point, Miss., and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

The MaxxPro Dash DXM™ is a lighter, smaller, and more mobile variant of our MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) family of vehicles. The DXM independent suspension is a no-compromise solution, allowing ease of integration and installation. The suspension solution increases payload, offers a 54ft turning radius, and central tire inflation system (CTIS). The Dash maintains the survivability system used on all MaxxPro MRAP variants while also allowing for greater mobility optimized for Afghanistan operations.

Navistar Defense
In 2003, Navistar, Inc. started Navistar Defense, LLC, to answer the U.S. government's request for armored and unarmored military vehicles. Navistar Defense has transformed from an idea into a company with annual sales of more than $2 billion.

Navistar utilizes nine different manufacturing plants and has the capacity to produce more than 100,000 trucks and 500,000 engines each year. Navistar's vast array of proven vehicle systems and technologies are made available to Navistar Defense in support of Military customers. Navistar Defense leverages its commercial truck engineering and manufacturing expertise and global supply network to provide cost effective solutions to the Armed Services. These capabilities allow Navistar to swiftly adapt its vehicles to meet the growing threats and challenges faced by the troops.

Navistar has gained tremendous momentum as a leader in producing and servicing top-quality military vehicles. To date, the company has won contracts to build more than 30,000 military vehicles for the United States military and our Allies.

Navistar Defense headquarters are located in Warrenville, Illinois, with offices in Washington, DC, Madison Heights, Michigan, Millbrook Proving Grounds, United Kingdom and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Production sites for military vehicles include: Garland, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma and West Point, Mississippi. MaxxForce® D diesel engines are produced at the company's engine assembly plants in Melrose Park, Illinois and Huntsville, Alabama.

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May 5, 2011Navistar Defense Awarded $183 Million for MRAP Dash Ambulances
April 28, 2011BAE Systems Adds Northrop Grumman to its JLTV Team
March 29, 2011Navistar Defense to Deliver Additional Vehicles and MRAP RPG Nets for Afghanistan
March 21, 2011Navistar Defense Opens Office in Michigan
February 23, 2011Navistar Defense Offers New Mrap Ambulance Vehicle Variant
February 20, 2011Navistar Defense Opens New Office in Dubai
December 10, 2010Navistar Defense Receives $123 Million MRAP Order Company Continues to Leverage Exis...
November 22, 2010Navistar Defense to Provide 250 MaxxPro MRAP Recovery Vehicles Family of MRAP Vehicl...
November 4, 2010Navistar Defense Giving Program to Support Future U.S. Military Leaders
October 25, 2010Navistar Defense Grows MaxxPro Family of Vehicles with Tractor Variant and Ambulance ...
October 5, 2010Navistar Defense Wins First Navy Contract for Heavy Truck Tractors



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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Marines Ordered 250 MRAP Ambulances

Defense News: DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Marines Ordered 250 MRAP Ambulances
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 17, 2011: The U.S. Department of Defense issued/notification # 411 dated May 16, 2011 to Navistar Defense, LLC, Warrenville, Ill., and awarded $18,638,750 delivery order #0018, modification #0001, under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of 250 MaxxPro Dash ambulance engineering change proposals (ECP) and Dash Phase IV ECPs.


Ambulance vehicles provide mobile and survivable ambulatory care for injured servicemen in theater. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2011. Contract funds in will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Navistar Defense has announced on May 5, 2011 in conjunction with aforementioned DoD contract that it received a $183 million delivery order for 250 International® MaxxPro® Dash ambulances with DXM™ independent suspension. The order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles falls under the company’s existing indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract and is Navistar’s ninth major MRAP variant.

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