Military Hardware wins US Army holster contract
Military Hardware has been awarded a contract under the US Army's Improved Modular Tactical Holster (IMTH) programme to supply the G-Code XST (Extreme Service Tactical) holster. The $49 million contract was announced on 6 February.
Military Hardware partnered with Edgeworks Manufacturing in its bid for the contract, to provide the G-Code XST holster with four separate mounting platforms.
Richard Cover, vice president of sales and product development, Military Hardware, said: ‘We are all hands-on people. We work as a team and every person, from the factory floor to the front office, cares about what we do and who we do it for: the men and women of the US military.’
The IDIQ contract will run for five years.
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