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Army to Get More Stryker Recon Vehicles
Army News Service
C. Todd Lopez
December 20, 2007

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WASHINGTON - The Army now has authorization to purchase 95 more Stryker nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicles, in addition to 10 already in Iraq and several others used for testing and training.

During a press conference Dec. 19 at the Pentagon, Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Spoehr, chief, U.S. Army Chemical Corps, said existing NBCRVs have proven important for Army commanders in the field and that the Army requested and received approval to purchase more of them.

“The Stryker NBCRV represents a powerful tool for commanders to protect U.S. interests from weapons of mass destruction,” Brig. Gen. Spoehr said. “And this month, after careful consideration, the Department of Defense gave the authorization for 95 more Stryker NBCRVs.”

For now, the NBCRV is in low-rate initial production, but the Army eventually hopes to have as many as 355 NBCRVs.

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