Rafael to provide armored vehicles to U.S. Marines in Iraq - Haaretz

Last update - 08:42 27/02/2007

Rafael to provide armored vehicles to U.S. Marines in Iraq

By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent

Rafael, the Israel Arms Development Authority, is one of the winners of a U.S. Marines tender for the supply of armored vehicles to its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A preliminary deal for the purchase of 60 armored vehicles at a cost of $37 million has already been signed.

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The U.S. Marines are seeking to purchase a total of 4,000 armored vehicles.

A number of companies from around the world vied for the tender, all of which were required to comply requirements such as protection from roadside bombs, mines and RPGs.

The U.S. Marines selected five vehicle designs among the available options.

One of them is the Golan armored vehicle, manufactured by Rafael and the U.S. firm PIA.

The Golan can be used as an armored personnel carrier, command vehicle, ambulance or intelligence collection vehicle.

Rafael already supplies the U.S. Army with certain types of armored personnel carriers. The Israel Defense Forces uses Rafael's Ze'ev armored vehicle.

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1.	The Israeli`s and the Americans	02:35	\|	Michael Domb	27/02/07

2.	manufacturing armored vehicles	03:35	\|	JW	27/02/07

3.	#1, are you a war monger?	03:45	\|	ZacAttack	27/02/07

4.	ZacAttack, do you hate Jews and America?	04:14	\|	Aaron	27/02/07

5.	# 3 Zacattack	04:58	\|	Lynn	27/02/07

6.	#`s 4 and 5	07:12	\|	eric	27/02/07

7.	#1	07:14	\|	democrat	27/02/07

8.	what a joke	07:36	\|	VIPER	27/02/07

9.	VIPER As the Arab armies outnumber Israel at least 5:1	10:48	\|	PETER SM	27/02/07

10.	#3 - Israel is at war. The US will probably bomb ..	11:08	\|	redmike	27/02/07

11.	Israel and US need each other. Australian VIPERS need ISLAMISTS	11:13	\|	Vittorio	27/02/07

12.	#7 - nobody`s talking, ground war just bombing raids.	11:13	\|	redmike	27/02/07

13.	#8 - trying telling the muslims that !	11:19	\|	redmike	27/02/07

14.	To DEMOCRAT	12:35	\|	B`Galil	27/02/07

15.	#9, PETER SM, how many times ?	12:50	\|	VIPER	27/02/07

16.	#11, vittorio is all alone	12:56	\|	VIPER	27/02/07

17.	REDMIKE, too many comic books you read	13:03	\|	VIPER	27/02/07

18.	#9, peter, FYI	13:07	\|	VIPER	27/02/07

19.	DemoRat	22:42	\|	Nebuchadnezzer	27/02/07

20.	Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles	10:08	\|	techno	28/02/07