Humvee to Be Replaced in a $5 Billion Competition
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:42 am
Competition has started for the replacement of nearly 18,500 military Humvees for the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army beginning 2015.
The $5 billion-plus program has already six proposals in play. Three winners could receive up to $65 million for the preproduction engineering, development and manufacturing of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
Here is the list of the 6 competitors:
- BRV-O: AM General LLC
- Eagle: General Tactical Vehicles, a joint venture of AM General and General Dynamics Land Systems
- L-ATV: Oshkosh Defense
- Lockheed JLTV: Lockheed Martin Corp
- Saratoga: Navistar Defense, with a separate division of BAE Systems
- Valanx: BAE Systems Inc., with Northrop Grumman Corp. and Meritor Defense
“The companies are putting a lot of money into the JLTV now, even though the money they have available is a bit tighter. There’s less funding available overall for r&d and new vehicle development,” said Bruce Barron, CEO of precision cast-maker Barron Industries Inc., of Oxford Township, Michigan
Barron Industries has been focusing on the development of both the Eagle for General Tactical Vehicles and the BRV-O for AM General. The company has submitted bids to all six teams on the JLTV hoping that this will secure production of components for the suspension systems, chassis, and engine.
source:inautonews