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Ashok Leyland wins defence contracts worth Rs 800 crore

| | Mar 30, 2016, at 12:42 am
Chennai, Mar 29 (IBNS): Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has won orders valued at Rs 800-crore from the Indian armed forces.

The company will supply advanced-technology products – 450 units of Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6x6 and other similar Super Stallion vehicles; and 825 units of Ambulance 4x4.

Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, “The orders for Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6x6 and Ambulance 4x4 are in keeping with the momentum witnessed recently in the area of upgradation of technology and resources by the defence forces. It also reaffirms our Company’s credentials as the largest defence mobility manufacturer that meets stringent requirements of the armed forces."

 
"We, at Ashok Leyland through the ‘Make in India’ initiative stand committed to partner India's Armed Forces in their endeavor to modernize, scale up performance and increase effectiveness," Dasari said.

 

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