Ukraine to receive 65 Commando armoured vehicles from US company

Ukraine will receive 65 Commando Select armoured vehicles under a US$163.4 million contract signed with the American company Textron Systems.

Source: Textron Systems

Details: The delivery will be carried out under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative via the Foreign Military Sales mechanism, under a contract with the US Army. In addition to the vehicles, the agreement includes one year of spare parts support. The total contract execution period is three years.

The Commando Select belongs to the Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV) class – a category of multi-role armoured vehicles designed for rapid manoeuvre, unit support and strike and security missions.

Textron says the vehicle combines crew protection with high mobility and ease of maintenance.

"The COMMANDO Select has demonstrated support to soldiers, serving as a combat-proven armoured personnel carrier performing secure personnel movement, military police and constabulary operations as well as command and control operations to support ground mobility missions," said David Phillips, Senior Vice President of Air, Land and Sea Systems.

Textron Systems also noted that over the past decades it has manufactured and delivered more than 10,000 ground vehicles to various customers, including the US Army.

Background: Last year, Latvia transferred a batch of Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine along with other military equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces. The Patria 6×6 is a multi-role wheeled armoured vehicle that can carry up to 10 troops, features a modular design and has high mobility.

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