The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Navistar Defense a contract worth more than $752 million to produce a lighter, smaller and more mobile variant of its International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) family of vehicles.
The MaxxPro Dash maintains the survivability system used on all MaxxPro MRAP variants while also allowing for greater mobility in a smaller, lighter weight vehicle optimized for Afghanistan operations.
A smaller turning radius and higher torque to weight ratio are among the improvements to mobility. MaxxPro Dash is also capable of accommodating additional uparmoring.
Supportability and maintainability are maximized with a high-degree of commonality of parts among all MaxxPro variants.
"The Dash embodies everything we do: survivability, mobility and adaptability," said Archie Massicotte, president, Navistar Defense.
"The MaxxPro MRAP vehicle platform can rapidly adapt to changing battlefield requirements."
