Navistar Defense has won a contract valued at more than $261 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for engineering upgrades to the armor used on International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles. Armor upgrades to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles will provide U.S. troops with a tougher defense against evolving explosive threats. Under the new contract, armor protection on production MaxxPro MRAP vehicles will be increased to that of the MaxxPro Plus protection level.

MaxxPro MRAP vehicles are designed to protect troops from roadside bombs and other threats. To date, the military has ordered 5214 total production MaxxPro MRAP vehicles.

Navistar International Corporation is a holding company whose wholly-owned subsidiaries produce International brand commercial and military trucks, and MaxxForce brand diesel engines.

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