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WASHINGTON \u2014 US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is making a sole-source purchase of 2,000 light tactical all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from Polaris Industries, according to a Monday announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contract, to be awarded in June, includes 1,750 of the Medina, Minnesota-based company’s four-seat MRZR-4 and 300 of its two-seat MRZR-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCOM indicated it selected the vehicles because they can be transported inside the V-<\/span>Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Boeing MH-47 special operations helicopter and Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low, and that they can be dropped from the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contract supersedes a five-year blanket purchase agreement SOCOM and Polaris signed in 2013 which had an estimated value of $9.5 million per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polaris, whose core business is recreational vehicles, has several ATVs modified for military operations. It unveiled its first purpose-built military vehicle last year, the DAGOR, which has the capability to<\/span> can transport a nine-person infantry squad or carry 3,250 pounds of payload. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul McLeary contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: jgould@defensenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @reporterjoe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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