Polaris Receives Delivery Order to SupplyLight
Weight All-Terrain Vehicles to the US Military
4X4 and 6X6 ATV's to be supplied to
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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Polaris
Military MV500 6X6 |
Medina, MN (7/19/06) - Polaris Industries
Inc. today announced it has received another delivery
order from USSOCOM to ship another 50 Light Weight All-Terrain
Vehicles for military applications. Polaris is currently
under a five year contract awarded in 2004 with USSOCOM
to provide All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) with Military
modifications designed to operate worldwide, around-the-clock
on road and off-road terrain in all weather conditions.
These ATV's will be built utilizing two of the Polaris
key manufacturing facilities located in Roseau, Minnesota
and Osceola, Wisconsin and will be delivered later this
year. This award follows two previous sales to the US
Army in April and June for 56 Militarized ATV's for
Army Infantry deployed in South West Asia.
"Polaris is very proud of our continuing role
in providing versatile, reliable, and rugged machines
the US Military needs to perform missions in very demanding
terrain and climates in places like Iraq and Afghanistan",
said Bennett Morgan, President and Chief Operating Officer
for Polaris Industries. "We take very seriously
the opportunity to provide products to our military,
knowing they may be
relied on to get Americans out of harms way."
About Polaris:
With annual 2005 sales of $1.9 billion,
Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets
snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), Victory motorcycles
and the Polaris RANGER for recreational and utility
use.
Polaris is a recognized leader
in the snowmobile industry; and one of the largest manufacturers
of ATVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established
in 1998 and representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years,
are rapidly making impressive in-roads into the motorcycle
cruiser marketplace. Polaris also enhances the riding
experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc. trades on
the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific Stock Exchange
under the symbol "PII," and the Company is
included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.
Information about the complete line
of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories
is available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime
from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
www.polarisindustries.com
2100 Highway 55
Medina, MN 55340
(763) 417-8650
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