Rumor Of New MRAP Contracts For Afghanistan May Bouy Navistar
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Department of Defense, Events, Force Protection, Navistar, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Services, logistics, production program
An internal memo from within the Department of Defense some how leaked out. It states that in support of the U.S. operations in Afghanistan a further 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles will be required. Over the last two years the focus of acquisition for these kind of vehicles has been the Oshkosh produced MRAP-AT which was the result of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) contest. The MRAP-ATV requirements were for a lighter, more maneuverable vehicle able to operate better in Afghanistan’s rough terrain.
Navistar was unable to win the MRAP-ATV contest and have missed out on the several hundred million dollars worth of orders for those vehicles. If the memo is correct an order for over one thousand of their MRAP type vehicles for use in Afghanistan will be welcome. The U.S. military has spent a great deal on MRAPs to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last five years. They now possess significant numbers of them and will use them for several years to come. There will be little need to buy more of them and this will affect Navistar, BAE Systems and Force Protection all who ramped up production to meet demand.
MRAP-ATV Contract Spills Over To SCHOTT North America
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Schott North America, Services, States, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
Oshkosh Defense was awarded the contract to build the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected – All Terrain Vehicle (MRAP-ATV) earlier this year for use in the rougher terrain of Afghanistan. Under this contract several thousand vehicles will be built for use by the Army, Marine Corps and other services. As with any contract of this size there will be large orders placed with the necessary sub-contractors.
For example Plasan in Vermont will provide armor plate for the vehicles as they have for other MRAP and up-armored trucks and HUMVEES. Now SCHOTT North America located in Indiana announced that they have received a contract from Oshkosh to provide armored glass for the MRAP-ATV.
The contract will be require over a hundred more workers to be hired and the company to invest about $7 million in their plants. This contract illustrates how large defense contracts while seemingly being awarded to only one company spread across the U.S. and foriegn suppliers as parts and components are produced.
Plasan awarded armored kits follow-on
BENNINGTON, Vt., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Plasan has received a follow-on subcontract to deliver additional armor kits for the U.S. Army's mine resistant ambush protected All-Terrain Vehicle.
MRAP-ATV Moves Forward
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Force Protection, Navistar, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Proposal, Protest, Services, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, development program, logistics, production program
In early March the Defense Department awarded a group of companies contracts to begin concept designs for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected-All Terrain Vehicle (MRAP-ATV). Now it is being reported that the first production buy contracts may be awarded by May 1st. Crain’s Detroit Business says that the contracts had been delayed due to the short lived protest by Navistar. The Army plans to buy a small quantity of vehicles to do tests with and then order larger buys. The Defense Department had discussed in the past buying several of the proposed vehicles rather then focusing on just one.
This would mirror the experience had with the large MRAP vehicles bought for use in Iraq and Afghanistan to defeat the IED threat. Then due to the large quantities needed quickly several companies were able to win contracts. Part of this was that the U.S. military moved slowly first equipping engineering units and then the bulk of their infantry and other troops. This meant that the U.S.M.C and the Army bought different types for the missions. The MRAP-ATV will be used in Afghanistan where a lighter, more mobile off road vehicle is needed due to the rough terrain. This has been a more deliberate process then that used for the MRAP. Multiple contracts would allow faster equipping of units, but will also require a larger, more diverse logistical and training tail.
New MRAP Proposal Submitted by Oshokosh
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Department of Defense, Events, Force Protection, Industry Analysis, Navistar, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Proposal, development program, logistics, production program
As was written about at BNET: Government the U.S. military is moving forward with a new generation of MRAP vehicles that will be lighter and more maneuverable for Afghanistan. The Business Journal of Milwaukee writes that Oshkosh submitted its proposal on 9 January for the program. Oshkosh along with BAE, Navistar and Force Protection would seem to be the main contenders for the program. The MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle program will be managed like the recent JLTV award for multiple development contracts with a test and evaluation program for different vehicles. More then one successful design may be awarded production contracts as the program goes.
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