Thermo King to Supply Units to US Air Force
Mar 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Thermo King Corp has announced a five-year purchase agreement with AAR Cadillac Manufacturing, a division of AAR Mfg Group Inc, in support of AAR's contract to provide transport refrigeration systems to the United States Air Force. AAR Cadillac, a military container and shelter supplier, has agreed to a multiyear program with Thermo King to provide V-280 transport refrigeration units for the next five years for the Air Force.
The Air Force order is for a modified V-280 one-piece truck refrigeration unit. Thermo King V-280 units will be mounted on internal airlift/helicopter slingable containers manufactured by AAR Cadillac. The refrigerated containers will be used to transport temperature-sensitive items including food, plasma, and medical supplies.
Thermo King is completing the prototype of the modified unit. Testing was to have begun in January 2001 at AAR Cadillac. The Air Force expects to begin to take delivery of the first 150 units by third-quarter 2001.
