US Army buys more HUMVEES

AM General was awarded a contract to build more HUMVEES for the Army. See a press release here. The contract is worth over $240 M. The HUMVEE is the ubiquitous jeep replacement in the US military. Although the soft skinned version has been replaced in Iraq and Afghanistan by up armored versions and MRAPS, the US military still uses thousands of them all over the world as a general purpose vehicle.

BAE wins contract for turret moters

BAE Systems was awarded a $71 M contract for 12000 turret motors for US Army light tactical vehicles. The story is here. The motors will be used to move the turrets on HUMVEEs and MRAP vehicles. Obviously the part will be provided to whomever outfits the vehicles with the turrets, either at an Army depot or the factory. It again shows that little things cost a lot and the price of something can add up quickly.