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Mine Resistant Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle
The Mine Resistant Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (MRRMV), pictured above, will speed and enhance the retrieval and repair of disabled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, Medium Mine Protected Vehicles and other medium tactical vehicles in combat situations.
YORK, Pennsylvania - BAE Systems will debut its Mine Resistant Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (MRRMV) at the Association of the U.S. Army's (AUSA) Winter Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Feb. 27-29, 2008. The MRRMV is designed to speed and enhance the retrieval and repair of disabled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, Medium Mine Protected Vehicles (MMPV) and other medium tactical vehicles in combat situations.
The MRRMV is capable of up-righting, winching and towing all MRAP, MMPV and Stryker class vehicles. The MRRMV can keep pace with other combat wheeled platforms, perform unscheduled field-level maintenance and provide battle damage assessment and repair.
"There is a significant need for a recovery system that can keep up with and provide the same survivability as the new tactical vehicles being employed in theater," said Matt Riddle, vice president of Wheeled Vehicles at BAE Systems. "The MRRMV meets this critical need, and we are proud to support our men and women in uniform by offering this new variant to our family of RG33 Series vehicles that are saving lives on the battlefield through the MRAP program."
Part of BAE Systems' successful RG33 series of mine resistant wheeled combat vehicles, the MRRMV is designed around the requirements of the mechanic in the field. It has a two-man crew and carries equipment and spare parts to conduct on-site vehicle repairs. The MRRMV supports field maintenance tasks that require lifting, welding, cutting and heating and has ample space to carry two recovered crew and combat spares.
The MRRMV has a weight of 40 tons. With the exception of Abrams battle tank and the M88 Recovery vehicle, the MRRMV has the capacity to recover all types of U.S. tracked and wheeled combat vehicles. A key feature is an integrated crane and recovery winch for use in aiding overturned and mired vehicles. The MRRMV vehicle leverages existing RG33 MRAP survivability technology to arrive at a disabled vehicle with the proper tools and spares and perform required repair, maintenance and recovery operations in the field.
BAE Systems is a leader in armored and tactical vehicle development and support. The company has produced and supported more than 200,000 combat and tactical vehicles and is a leading provider to the MRAP program, providing more variants than any other supplier. Additionally, The U.S. Army has chosen BAE Systems as the sole-source provider for its MMPV effort. The MMPV program of record envisions up to 2,500 vehicles and is potentially worth $2.2 billion.
The MRRMV will be on display in booth number 2411 during the symposium at the Broward County Convention Center in Ft. Lauderdale.
For more information, visit www.baesystemspresskit.com/wheeledvehicles.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 96,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $27 billion in 2006*.
*On a pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings Inc for the whole of 2006
For further information, please contact:
Garrie Dornan, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 717 225 8004 Mobile: +1 717 818 7401
garrie.dornan@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
