US Marines order 90 SA vehicles

The US Marine Corps has placed a US$55.4m order for 90 South African-designed RG33 mine-resistant and ambush-proof vehicles.

BAE Systems' South African unit, Land Systems OMC, won the order after turning around a request for a proposal from a clean-sheet design to delivering a working, blast-tested prototype in under seven weeks.

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