Nick Whitney, chief executive of the EU’s European Defense Agency, is calling for a radical overhaul of how member states spend their defense budgets, stressing interoperability and the need to avoid duplication. He believes there is a growing awareness by the...
M1117 Guardian ASVs(click to enlarge) Textron’s M1117 Guardian ASV was discussed in a 2005 DID feature covering procurement issues for up-armored Vehicles headed to Iraq. It has performed well and proven popular with Military Police in limited Iraq deployments,...
M577A2 Command Post BAE Systems Land and Armaments in Anniston, AL received a $90 million firm-fixed-price contract for Overhaul of M577A2, M1068A2, and M1064A2 Armored Personnel Carriers, and upgrade of the same to their A3 Configurations. With the vehicles upgraded...
M270 MLRS Firing TACMS Lockheed Martin Corp. in Grand Prairie, TX received a $79.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Block IA Army TACMS Variants (Unitary) XM57 Guided Missile and Launching Assembly. Fired from the MLRS modified M270 launcher (2...
FMTV Truck Radian Inc. in Alexandria, VA received a $25.5 million modification to a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Armor Cab Kits Being Installed on Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles Trucks. The Radian Armor Crew Kits (RACKs) are aimed at...
