U.S. Army Buys More Styker Support From General Dynamics
Filed under: Business Line, Canada, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Events, General Dynamics, Services, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The Stryker Interim Combat Vehicle is a wheeled, armored system that was bought to fill in the gap from the transition to the Future Combat System (FCS) from the heavy combat team of the 1980’s based around the M1 and M2. FCS has now been canceled due to its being over cost and behind schedule. The Army is starting a new program to build on the remnants of FCS and find a new vehicle. The Stryker has seen good service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is made by General Dynamics (GD) and is based on a Swiss system developed for the Canadian military.
The U.S. Army announced yesterday that they had awarded GD a contract for logistics support for the system. Mainly to be carried out at the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, AL the contract has a value of over $250 million. Under the contract General Dynamics will include parts ordering, storage and distribution as wellas maintenance services.
Army orders M2 flex machine guns from GD
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has been contracted by the U.S. Army to produce and deliver its belt-fed M2 flex machine guns to support military operations.
FCS Cancellation Fallout
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Events, Federal Budget Process, IT, Restructuring, SAIC, Services, U.S. Army, development program, logistics, production program
The cancellation of the current Future Combat Systems (FCS) development contract was one of the cornerstones of the Obama Administrations 2010 defense budget. The program of new vehicles, unmanned aerial and ground systems, and the data links connecting them was estimated at over $160 billion. The Army still has a requirement for a upgrade to their combat brigades currently using the Eighties produced M1/M2 vehicles and the Styker Interim system. As such a new program was set up to replace FCS almost immediately after the contract with Boeing and SAIC was canceled.
Now the Army is concerned that the money planned for in the budget may not be available for this new program. At a minimum some of it will be needed to pay the termination fees related to the various contracts ended prematurely. They were ended at the convenience of the government so the contractors are entitled to payment for whatever work they had done and what it takes to close out the contracts. If the money doesn’t remain in the FCS line then the Army will be forced to fund it from other programs.
Congress in their mark up of the 2010 budget cut most of the money budgeted for this as they felt there were sufficient current funds to cover this. This may be a little too much penny save pound foolish. The Army knows fairly well what is needed and probably budgeted appropriately. The cost to other parts of the Army including the new modernization program may be quite high.
Army To Upgrade And Refurbish M2 Bradleys
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Pennsylvia, Services, States, Texas, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
In the 1980’s the U.S. Army upgraded their heavy units with the M1 Abrams tank and M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). These vehicles have been upgraded over the last twenty-five years and saw service in Desert Storm as well as the invasion and stabilization operations in Iraq. There has been no new production of them for several years and since 2001 the Army has spent a great deal of money to keep the vehicles up and running.
BAE Systems was awarded a contract to repair and upgrade another 600 M2 vehicles. This contract is worth about $600 million over its full life. This is enough to equip about twelve battalions. Normally when the vehicles go through this process they are completely rebuilt and also receive any current upgrades available. At the end of the process basically a brand new vehicle is delivered back to the Army.
Work on this contract will be done in Texas and Pennsylvania. BAE Systems has been doing the bulk of this kind of work on the M2 for the last several years. The vehicles were originally made by FMC a company that has long since been merged and bought out of existence.
Army Pushes Back on FCS
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Events, Federal Budget Process, GAO, SAIC, Services, U.S. Army, development program, production program
Due to its complexity, cost and risk the Future Combat System (FCS) program is required to have an annual report to Congress submitted by the GAO. This was done recently. The FCS is the largest and probably most complex program under development right now by the U.S. military. It is being managed and integrated by Boeing and SAIC. The GAO continues its negative view of FCS and the Temple Daily Telegram reports that the Army acquisition folks countered that with calls to reporters. FCS is a system of systems which will used wheeled armored vehicles, unmanned ground and aerial vehicles all linked by a variety of data links and systems. Its goal is to increase the speed, accuracy and response of the Army. Parts of it have been developed and deployed where they can in Afghanistan and Iraq. The current Stryker vehicle units are the interim step from the M1/M2 based units to the FCS. As it is the largest program in the Army consuming a few billion dollars a year and has risk it is obviously the place that Congress and the Obama administration is looking for cuts. Until the FY10 budget is released there will be this back-and-forth between the Army and other parts of the government as that service tries to preserve as much of the program as they can.
U.S. Army Contracts for M2 Parts from BAE
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Contract Awards, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The U.S. Army awarded BAE a contract worth over $100 million for repair parts for M2 and M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles. UPI has a short story here about this award. The Army has developed a process where M1 tanks as well as Bradleys and other vehicles are refurbished to return them to almost as good as new status. The vehicles will also receive upgrades and modifications at that time. The BAE parts will support these efforts.
Army to dispose of nuclear waste
Filed under: Contract Awards, EnergySolutions, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The Army signed a contract with EnergySolutions for disposal of low-level nuclear waste. See the press release here. It is a five year contract worth over $20 M. There is no description of where the waste is being generated, but it is most likely from the manufacture or disposal of Depleted Uranium ammunition. This is used by a variety of Army weapons such as the 25mm cannon on M2/M3 Bradleys, the 30mm on AH-64 and the 120mm on the M1 tank for vehicular targets.
BAE may expand Michigan facility
Filed under: BAE Systems, Michigan, development program, production program
This story is about how BAE Systems possible expanded production of MRAP’s and their submission of a bid for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract may allow them to enlarge their Michigan facility. Right now no production is done there, but the demand for the MRAP or JLTV may lead that to be done at their Sterling Heights facility. While there has been consolidation in the US defense industry since 1990, the demands of the current budgets have made it possible for the companies to invest in physical plant to increase production and repair of key items. Read more
Air Force to decide on F-35 depot
Filed under: Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, U.S. Air Force, development program, logistics
An interesting part of the entry of any new equipment into service is where to have its depot? If the military is using their traditional three level maintenance program the system will require a depot. According to this short article in The Salt Lake Tribune it sounds like the Air Force’s depots, here Hill in Utah, are competing to get the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) work. Read more
Congressional micromanageing of the Defense Budget screws up Force Protection
Filed under: Congress, Federal Budget Process, Force Protection, Restructuring, production program
This article in The Charleston Post-Gazette discusses how Force Protection Inc. went through a boom period, and now seems to be heading towards a downturn. This is all due to Congress suddenly deciding that the Army and Marines need more MRAPs. Read more
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