Textron gets new MLB contract

NEW ORLEANS - Textron Marine & Land Systems today announced the acceptance of the sixth Motor Lifeboat (MLB) contracted by the Mexican Navy. The first five MLBs have been delivered, with the sixth 47-foot craft scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2011. The Mexican Ministry of the Navy contracted with Textron Marine & Land Systems in 2008 to build the MLBs modeled after the craft used by the U.S. Coast Guard. Textron Marine & Land Systems is an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company. (Source: Business Wire, 01/24/11)