Malaysia Signs Contract With BAE Systems And Nurol For Armored Vehicles
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Events, development program, production program
Malaysia has signed a contract worth up to $500 million with the U.K.’s BAE Systems (BAE:L) and Turkey’s Nurol Holding AS to establish an armored vehicle production line. The two companies are establishing a joint venture in the Asian country to design and produce 250 wheeled vehicles with a variety of capabilities. This contract is part of a major investment by Malaysia in its armed forces.
The end result of course will be an established production capability indigenous to Malaysia.. This could allow it to build more vehicles for itself and overseas sales. The contract is also valuable to BAE Systems as it may see declining markets in Britain and the U.S. due to budgetary pressures.
Oshkosh Defense Named Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year — Press Release
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Oshkosh Defense Named Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year
OSHKOSH, Wis., Feb 26, 2010 — Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), received the 2009 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY), winning the Grand Award in the “Mega” category for companies with more than 750 employees. Oshkosh was selected as the top company in this annual state-wide competition among Wisconsin-based manufacturers.
Oshkosh Defense was recognized for its operations and business excellence during the past year, and was judged on criteria, including financial growth, environmental solutions, technological advancement, operational excellence, commitment to employees and community support.
“The award acknowledges the progress and growth at Oshkosh Defense, as well the hard work and experience of our employees,” said Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense. “This award is a tribute to the dedication of our workforce in building the finest military tactical wheeled vehicles to help supply our Armed Forces and help protect the lives of someone’s son, daughter, mother or father.”
For Oshkosh Defense, 2009 was a remarkable year. The Defense division won two major contracts and hired hundreds of new employees. The division first received an award on June 30, 2009 for the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program, resulting in a $4.74 billion contract for 8.079 vehicles to be used in Afghanistan’s harsh rugged terrain. The contract award brought an immediate ramp up in production for this brand-new vehicle. This was an “urgent” needs project for the U.S. Army, and Oshkosh and its employees were able to design, test, build and begin delivering these life-saving vehicles to Afghanistan in less than a year — a truly remarkable accomplishment.
The next significant award came on Aug. 26, 2009 for the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).These two momentous programs are in addition to the existing programs and vehicles that Oshkosh provides for medium tactical wheeled vehicles for the Marine Corps and the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) for the Army.
“Our success is the direct result of attention to detail from our management, the skill and determination of our employees and a companywide commitment to continuous improvement. Each day we come to work with a purpose and leave with a great sense of pride,” said Hove.
Nominees for the Wisconsin MOTY awards must have major manufacturing operations in the state. Winning companies are also recognized for having made Wisconsin a better place to live and work through their operations and business excellence.
MOTY winners were announced at an awards program on Thursday, Feb. 25 at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The MOTY Awards Program is co-sponsored by Michael Best and Friedrich LLP, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.
About Oshkosh Defense Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
Army Buys More Strykers From General Dynamics
Filed under: Business Line, Canada, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Countries, Department of Defense, Events, General Dynamics, Services, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics a contract to build a further 352 Stryker vehicles. The total contract has a value of over $640 million. The Styrker wheeled vehicle is made in several variants from a basic troop carrying one to others with different weapons such as mortars, anti-tank missiles and even a large gun.
The Stryker initially was intended to be the bridge vehicle between the current heavy brigades and the upcoming Future Combat Systems (FCS) which was based on wheeled vehicles as well. FCS has been canceled by the Obama Administration but the number of Stryker equipped brigades is planned to increase. The vehicle has been deployed to Iraq and operated fairly successfully. General Dynamics has built almost three thousand of the vehicles. They are based on systems originally developed and built for the Canadian military.
Oshkosh Defense Exhibits Latest Vehicles, Technologies and Donation Effort at AUSA — Press Release
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Oshkosh Defense Exhibits Latest Vehicles, Technologies and Donation Effort at AUSA
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oct. 5, 2009 — Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), is displaying the latest in tactical wheeled vehicles and technologies in Washington D.C. today through Wednesday at the annual Association of United States Army (AUSA) meeting and exposition, including the new MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), the Oshkosh HEMTTA3, Pro-Pulse™ and TAK-4® independent suspension.
Oshkosh is also a supporter of the Armed Forces Foundation sweepstakes, “Rumble With a Cause.” Attendees at the show will be automatically entered in the sweepstakes when making a $10 donation to AFF through the sweepstakes website. Up to twenty entries per person are permitted. Entrants are asked to select entry into either the sweepstakes for the Marine Corps-themed “Semper Fidelis Salute” or the sweepstakes for the Army-themed “American Soldier Salute” motorcycle. No donation is necessary to enter the sweepstakes and winners must meet eligibility requirements. Proceeds will support the Armed Forces Foundation’s mission of supporting active and retired members of the U.S. military and their families.
“Oshkosh Corporation is proud to be at AUSA and show our support and commitment to the Army,” said Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense. “We’ve built our reputation on being able to serve the Army’s needs with our vehicles and technologies, and AUSA is a perfect venue to demonstrate once again our commitment to protecting and supporting our men and women in uniform.”
On Wednesday of the three-day expo, AUSA will present the prestigious John W. Dixon award to Oshkosh Corporation Chairman and CEO Robert G. Bohn, for his contributions to national defense and his support of the U.S. Army.
Among the vehicles being displayed, the M-ATV offers durable, best-in-class mobility and superior crew protection for operations on the harsh mountainous terrain and unimproved road networks found in Afghanistan. To date, Oshkosh has received four awards valued at $2.3 billion for 4,296 M-ATVs. Oshkosh will utilize its available capacity and robust manufacturing capabilities to ramp up M-ATV production to 1,000 vehicles per month by December and continue at that rate as needed to meet the U.S. Armed Forces’ urgent need for the vehicle.
In addition to the M-ATV, the company is featuring the following vehicles and technologies at AUSA:
• The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3, a hybrid diesel-electric drive vehicle designed to help transform the Army’s tactical wheeled vehicle fleet and support modularization. It is equipped with the Oshkosh proprietary ProPulse® technology, which allows this HEMTT to export 100kW of military-grade A/C power and improves the vehicle’s fuel efficiency by at least 20 percent compared to other HEMTT models. It will be displayed along with a Load Handling System (LHS) Mobile-Folding Blade Turbine System (M-FBTS) and solar panel mission module concept that produces energy from natural resources to further reduce liquid fuel consumption.
• A demonstration vehicle equipped with multiple advanced Oshkosh technologies, including a ProPulse™ hybrid-electric drivetrain, Command Zone™ computer diagnostics system and a sensor suite from the TerraMax™ autonomous vehicle system.
• An Oshkosh TAK-4® independent suspension system, which is used on all three display vehicles. The TAK-4 system, which Oshkosh is retrofitting on more than 2,400 legacy MRAPs for operations in Afghanistan, has undergone more than 400,000 miles of government testing and results in vehicle off-road mission profile capabilities of 70 percent and higher.
About Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, BAI™, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
Photo Courtesy of Oshkosh Defense
BAE awarded window deal from AM General
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Indiana-based AM General has contracted BAE Systems to deliver its window escape systems for integration into the M1151 Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.
Incident Control Systems Develops New Composite Armor Rapid Escape Door System — Press Release
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Incident Control Systems Develops New Composite Armor Rapid Escape Door System
New Bedford, MA, June 23, 2009: Incident Control Systems, LLC has developed a new revolutionary composite armor door system called C-LEADS. C-LEADS is a Composite Lightweight Escape Armored Door System, designed to be a one-for-one replacement for traditional metallic armor doors on tactical and combat wheeled vehicles that provides rapid escape for vehicle applicant. The protection level of C-LEADS is scalable in order to meet vehicle specific requirements. The advanced composite armor technology reduces the weight of up to 30% compared to metallic armor systems while maintaining the same protection level. The composite armor has been successfully tested against IED’s at close range as well as a variety of direct fire threats ranging from the 7.62mm AP to the 14.5mm AP. The C-LEADS design incorporates three rapid escape mechanisms that allow for quick extrication of personnel inside.
The replacement doors have a quick release window box, quick release hinges, and an improved “all in one” combat lock and latch system. These escape mechanisms can be accessed from either outside or inside the vehicle. The U.S. Army has expressed an interest in the C-LEADS design for use on the HMMWV and a partnership to further develop the HMWWV design with the Amy is underway. ICS has designed the C-LEADS doors for the HMMWV, FMTV and MRAP vehicles.
“Our goal was to design a door that could replace heavy steel armor while maintaining the same level of protection. We were able to do this and add additional safety features like the rapid escape devices” said Eddie Terrenzi, VP of Business Development for Incident Control Systems, LLC.
Headquartered in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Incident Control Systems is a small business that specializes in the design, manufacture, and integration of advanced composite armor solutions for military combat vehicles.
Contact: Incident Control Systems, LLC
Eddie Terrenzi
508.984.8820
eterrenzi@incidentcontrolsystems.com
Obama’s Budget Hits Orbital Hard
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Department of Defense, EADS, Events, Federal Budget Process, MDA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Orbital Systems, Restructuring, Services, development program, missile defense, space
Orbital Sciences stock took a pounding last week as one of its major programs was proposed to be canceled by Obama and Secretary of Defense Gates. Missile defense programs along with the F-22 and FCS wheeled vehicles took the biggest in the budget. If the budget moves forward with the planned ending of major programs other companies may see their stock affected.
The upside though is that if the restructuring of the budget goes forward it will provide opportunities for other companies. There will also be new programs eventually as the need for some of these — like the VH-71 — are still there. The next big contract that seems will be awarded is the KC-X tanker replacement some time next year. A new competition will be held between EADS and Boeing. Currently it looks like the award won’t be split as some had hoped for.
Oshkosh Defense Brings History of Collaboration With U.S. Army to FMTV Competitive Rebuy Bid
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