The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has ordered for 535 JCB wheeled loaders to be delivered over the next decade.
The contract is for a militarised version of the JCB 437HT.
This is JCB鈥檚 third contract for the USMC, following a $45m order five months ago for a militarised version of the 4CX backhoe loader and a $39m deal in 2024 for multi terrain loaders 鈥� a militarised version of the JCB Teleskid compact tracked loader.
JCB will supply a number of test machines to the USMC later this year and it is anticipated that full production will begin in 2027.
JCB was awarded the latest contract as part of the Marines鈥� Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated-Steering Multi-Purpose (TRAM) vehicle programme.
Chris Giorgianni, vice president of JCB Government & Defense in the USA, said the order was 鈥渢estament to the reliability, robustness and suitability of JCB machines in military applications worldwide鈥�.
JCB鈥檚 military business has grown significantly over the last decade with almost 10,000 machines sold to armed forces around the world.
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