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Archives by date > 2012 > November > 30th

BAE’s Diverse MRAP Orders

Nov 30, 2012 15:14 UTC DII

Latest updates[?]: UAE requests over 1,000 used Caimans.
RG-33 Surveillance

RG-33 variant

The USA’s Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) program has been a long road for BAE Systems. In the wake of the US Army’s belated realization that mine protection was critical for vehicles in theater, BAE’s designs, long-standing experience in the field, and production capacity had made them an early favorite. Early results were a deeply humbling experience for the firm, but a combination of acquisitions, persistence, and product development combined to recover 2nd place status by the time MRAP orders ceased.

This in-depth, updated DID feature shines a spotlight on BAE Systems’ family of MRAP offerings, order record, and associated contracts. That includes its RG-33 family, the derivative MRRMV recovery vehicle, and the FMTV-based Caiman family, but not the RG-31s offered in partnership with General Dynamics. The MRAP program appears to have reached its vehicle limit, but upgrades and maintenance contracts are still a significant source of business.

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Rapid Fire Nov. 30, 2012: US Senate Gets Closer to NDAA

Nov 30, 2012 10:10 UTC

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Panetta & Barak, before retirement

Desk Iron Dome. Make it happen.
Ash is going to be SO jealous!

If you throw pens at Leon Panetta’s desk, the small Iron Dome replica he received as a gift from Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak won’t shoot to intercept. Panetta hid his disappointment gracefully but he would not say whether the anti-rocket system (marketed at full size by Raytheon in the US) would end up on the FY14 budget request. Joint press conference transcript.

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