Production
Initially just two vehicles were delivered for testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in March 2007.
Following testing, a first order for 1,200 MRAP Category 1 MaxxPro vehicles was placed by the US Marine Corps Systems Command on May 31, 2007 for delivery by February 2008. However, as the U.S. Army Research and Development laboratory is overseeing the entire MRAP program, it is unclear which branches of the US Armed Services will be receiving the vehicles, and in what numbers. The contract was worth over $623 million, making it then the biggest MRAP contract to date. The US Marine Corps plans to replace all HMMWVs "outside the wire" in Iraq with MRAP vehicles.
A further order for 16 Category 2 versions (dubbed MaxxPro XL) was placed on June 19, 2007 for delivery by September 2007.
An additional 755 Category 1 MaxxPros were ordered on July 20, 2007, also for delivery by February 2008, and a third order for a further 1,000 vehicles was announced on October 18, 2007.
In the final order of 2007 a further 1,500 Category 1 MaxxPros were ordered bringing the total to 4,471. Of total MRAP orders to the end of 2007, 45% are MaxxPros (66% of Category 1 MRAPs).
In the first order of 2008, 743 Category I MaxxPros were ordered. The MaxxPro was by now the only Category I MRAP still receiving fresh orders.
On September 19, 2012, Navistar received an order worth $282 million to upgrade more than 2,300 MaxxPro Cat I vehicles to the MaxxPro Dash version. The upgrades include the DXM suspension system, the MaxxForce 9.3 engine, and a 570 amp alternator and driveline. The upgrade is designed to give the vehicles improved capability and technology for a lower cost than purchasing a brand-new vehicle. Work will begin in December in Afghanistan in the field and will be completed by June 2013. Soon after Navistar received an additional contract to provide MaxxPro Survivability Upgrade Kits, Vehicle Emergency Egress Windows, and support services.
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