# JCB receives $72.8M contract extension from U.S. Army for HMEE production

JCB received a $72.8 million contract extension from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture approximately 180 High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) through 2020. The company expects to double HMEE production by mid-2019 and add about 20 jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-08
- Where: Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Value: $72.8M
- Jobs: 20
- Status: announced
- Products: High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [JCB](https://endata.com/companies/16316.md)
- [United States Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/19128.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [forconstructionpros.com](https://www.forconstructionpros.com/business/latest-news/press-release/21025485/jcb-americas-jcb-receives-nearly-73-million-contract-extension-from-us-army-for-hmee-production), 2018-10-08: "This contract extension is great news not only for the men and women in uniform who depend on HMEEs, but for the many talented JCB people and suppliers in this region who contribute to this program’s success."

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