U.S. Army orders more Polaris ATVs

Polaris Industries Inc. has received orders from the U.S. Army to provide additional vehicles, parts and accessories. Values of these orders exceed $6 million and deliveries are planned for later this year.

The U.S. Army has been using Polaris’ militarized ATV, the MV700, for various operations, including in Afghanistan. According to Polaris the MV700 has proven to be a versatile vehicle in supporting a wide variety of missions conducted in urban, rural, mountain and desert areas worldwide.

“Polaris is very proud to continue its role in providing the U.S. Army and its allies with world-class machines that can be relied on to perform under the toughest conditions,” says Bennett Morgan, president and chief operating officer of Polaris. “We are very serious about what it takes to be a long-term valued supplier to military and government customers. Polaris Defense works very hard to ensure we are providing a complete capability including; vehicles, spare parts and logistical support for this critical market area.”

For the last five years, Polaris Defense has been supplying a family of vehicles to the U.S. Department of Defense as well as other government agencies and US Allies.

For more information about Polaris Defense go to PolarisDefense.com.

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