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US Army awards Mack Defense M917A3 contract

The US-based vehicle manufacturer Mack Defense LLC has been awarded a $296 million contract for the delivery of 683 M917A3 Armored Heavy Dump Trucks, the US Department of Defense announced on May 29, 2018. Read more
An M917 20 Ton Dump Truck driven by soldiers of the 766th Engineer Company, 841st Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, heads to a road improvement site at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria as part of Operation Resolute Castle 16, July 20, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jose F. Lopez Jr., 841st Eng. Bn., United States Army Reserve)
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