UK Buys More MRAP Vehicles
Filed under: Contract Awards, England, Navistar, logistics, production program
Navistar was awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence to build MRAP vehicles. See the Chicago Tribune for the report. Like the US military the UK has put increasing amounts of funding into their MRAP fleet. The major threat in Iraq and Afghanistan remains IED and mines and the MRAP is designed to minimize the damage from these attacks. Even though Iraq may be winding down there is still a requirement for vehicles to support operations in Afghanistan.
US Navy Buys Micro UAV’s
Filed under: Contract Awards, Honeywell, Military Aviation, New Mexico, U.S. Navy, development program
Honeywell was awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide micro, ducted fan Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. New Mexico Business Weekly reports that the $65 M contract will supply 95 of the systems. The T-Hawk has already been used in combat situations in Iraq and is a saucer shaped vehicle with the ability to carry video cameras for pin point reconnaissance. The primary use of UAV like these by the US Military is to provide as close as possible real time intellgence in support of tactical operations. Read more
Marines buy MRAPs
According to this article the US Navy awarded five separate contracts to Navistar International. These contracts will be used to buy MRAP vehicles for the USMC. The MRAP market has increased dramatically in the last three years with BAE, Navistar and Force Protection being the main suppliers. The US military invested heavily in these vehicles to defeat the threat from IED in Iraq which had become the prime threat to their troops. Unfortunately the future combat forces of the Army and USMC will rely on other vehicles, perhaps the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) or the humble HUMVEE which will leave the US with a large inventory of MRAP vehicles not suited to other tactical missions.
Army reorganizes contracting, plans to keep speed up
If there is one thing that US DoD acquisition is it is slow. New systems take a long time to develop and field. The US military has had some success with “rapid fielding” of smaller systems since 9/11. Of course they have also been hammered by Congress and the media for skipping steps, poor contracting and just wasting taxpayers dollars. In many cases speed has required what seem wasteful steps. This article says that with the organizing of the new Army Contracting Command, set up to control some of the perceived abuses, that “rapid fielding” will still be the goal.
New management for the US dining facility in Kuwait
In this press release, on Albawaba.com of all places, Agility Defense and Government Services announces that they will take over the running of the Kuwait Dining Facilities (DFAC) utilized by the US military. Kuwait is the transfer station for a lot of soldiers and gear heading North to Iraq. The DFAC capability is key to this operation.
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