Textron Marine & Land Systems, formerly Cadillac Gage, is an American military contractor that manufactures armored vehicles, turrets, advanced marine craft, surface effects ships, and other weapon systems. It is owned by Textron, and was formed in the merger between Cadillac Gage and Textron Marine in 1994.Textron Marine & Land Systems
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Products

Today, as Textron Marine & Land Systems it produces: * M1117 Armored Security Vehicle – for the U.S. Army * Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle – for the Canadian Army * Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) – for the U.S. Navy * Ship-to-Shore Connector *

47-foot Motor Lifeboat The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB. At Station Chatham where the new 47-foot boat would draw too much to get over the bar, the 42-foot Near Shore Li ...

(MLB) – for the U.S. Coast Guard *NAIAD

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are ...

*Cadillac Gage turret systems *Tiger Light Protected Vehicle The main office for Textron Marine & Land Systems is located in Slidell, Louisiana.

History

Cadillac Gage, located in Warren, Michigan manufactured many Vietnam-era military vehicles and artillery pieces: * Stoner 63 modular weapon system 1963-1971 * Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando Armored Personnel Carrier ** V-100 ** V-150 ** V-200 ** LAV-300 light armored vehicle **

LAV-600 The Cadillac Gage LAV-600, also known as the V-600,Army Weaponry and Equipment, Page 469. Army: The Magazine of Landpower. Volume 36, Issue No 10. October 1986. is an American light armored 6×6 wheeled vehicle, derived from the LAV-300. Developed ...

light armored vehicle ** Commando Scout * Cadillac Gage Ranger/Peacekeeper Armored Personnel Carrier - based on Dodge Ram/ Dodge D Series chassis * Stingray light tank * Stingray 2 On March 31, 2015, Textron signed a contract with US Navy worth $84 million to build two new Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles, LCACs 102 and 103. The craft are part of the Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) program, developed to replace the existing fleet of LCACs.

Notes and references

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