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The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered 1000 additional International MaxxPro military vehicles valued at approximately $509 million from Navistar International Corporation. The new order, through Navistar's International Military and Government, LLC affiliate, brings Navistar's total orders for mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles to 2971 MaxxPro vehicles. The additional order is for category I MRAP vehicles to be delivered by the end of April 2008. MRAP vehicles are designed to protect troops from roadside bombs, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other threats.

In two months of production, the Navistar affiliate has delivered 188 MaxxPro vehicles to the military and is on track to achieve a production rate of 500 vehicles per month by February 2008. In September, Navistar was also awarded $71.5 million to provide parts support for the Marine Corps.

International uses a state-of-the-art modular armor concept, developed in conjunction with Plasan Sasa, to armor its MaxxPro vehicles. The design positions the V-shaped crew compartment on top of International's proven heavy-duty truck chassis. The V-shaped hull is designed to deflect blasts away from the truck to minimize impact around the crew area.

International Military and Government LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Truck and Engine Corporation. IMG was established to focus on military and government opportunities.