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Textron Inks Parts Deal For Armored Vehicles

Textron Marine & Land Systems has signed a contract dealing with parts for the military's armored security vehicle.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Textron Marine & Land Systems has signed a contract dealing with parts for the military's armored security vehicle.

The New Orleans-based company said Wednesday the deal with the Defense Logistics Agency will monitor such issues as on-time delivery, parts usage, processing time and product quality.

Textron Marine & Land Systems has supplied spare parts since 2003 for the M1117 armored security vehicle it builds in southeastern Louisiana. The Army currently has about 2,500 of the vehicles.

The company is a unit of Providence, R.I.-based Textron Inc.