GAO denies Oshkosh’s protest over $9.7 billion JLTV contract
After AM General won a new contract over incumbent Oshkosh Defense in February, Oshkosh filed a protest, saying it had "significant concerns" about the award process.
Oshkosh Defense formally protests Army’s $8.7B JLTV contract
The Government Accountability Office will weigh in on the Army’s multi-billion decision by mid-June.
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After upset win, AM General moves ahead with JLTV A2 production facility
Meanwhile, the Army awaits word on whether Oshkosh Defense will protest multi-billion-dollar deal, potentially delaying the JLTV timeline.
Army says it’s saving money with JLTV recompete, expects new test vehicles within 18 months
“The Army succeeded in obtaining a lower cost than the independent government cost estimate through the recompete,” said Michael Sprang, the service’s JLTV project manager.
AM General wins Army’s JLTV recompete, deal valued up to $8.6 billion
A recent Congressional Research Service report told lawmakers they need to scrutinize the contract’s details to determine if the Army will save money with the new deal.
AM General will unveil hybrid Humvee ‘soon,’ targets National Guard
In an interview with Breaking Defense, AM General CEO Jim Cannon said that the company will display the vehicle at an exhibition "soon."
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Army Tries Out Humvee-Mounted Howitzer
How do you safely fire a 105 mm cannon off the back of a Humvee? With a unique recoil-reduction system.
Israel’s Elbit Enters US Howitzer Shoot Off
The Army wants a wheeled howitzer that can keep up with its Stryker units, so the Israeli firm is shipping its 8x8 ATMOS gun to Yuma, where it’ll fire “hundreds of rounds.”
The EMP-Proof Truck: AM General Doubles Down On Humvee
SOUTH BEND, IND.: The US military replaced its Humvees in Afghanistan and Iraq, with heavier, better armored vehicles because of the threat from roadside bombs. But that approach may not work In a high-tech conflict, argues manufacturer AM General. You might want to go back to the Humvee. Why? Because it’s simpler. There are no […]
Big Gun, Small Truck: AM General Mounts Howitzer On Humvee (VIDEO)
AUSA: There are almost a quarter-million Humvees (and counting) around the world, from the US to Ukraine to the Philippines, and AM General built them all. The Indiana-based company is constantly finding new ways to upgrade the 1980s-vintage design, but this is the most radical I’ve seen: a cargo Humvee whose flatbed holds a howitzer, the kind of weapon […]
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AM General’s Strategy Pays Off: $1.6B In Humvee Contracts
AM General will sell Afghanistan 1,259 M1151 Humvees plus 414 M1152 models. Humvee maker AM General just announced a $356 million contract to build 1,673 Humvees for Afghanistan. (The US is paying). It goes to show that even after losing the biggest military wheeled-vehicle contract of the century, AM General just keeps trucking along. Last […]
Lockheed Drops JLTV Suit; DOT&E Knocks Reliability
WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin just dropped its suit against the government for awarding the giant Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract to truck-maker Oshkosh. Why now? “After careful deliberation, Lockheed Martin has withdrawn its protest of the JLTV contract award decision in the Court of Federal Claims” was all the company would say. But it turns out […]
Lockheed Protests JLTV Award To Oshkosh; AM General Doesn’t
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is protesting the Army’s award of the 55,000-truck Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program to rival Oshkosh. The other losing bidder, Humvee-maker AM General, announced today that it will not protest. Lockheed provided me the following statement after I asked them about the AM General announcement: “After evaluating the data provided at […]
Oshkosh Beats Lockheed, AM General For Historic JLTV Win
PENTAGON: You wouldn’t have known it from the way the Army announced it, but the service awarded arguably its most important contract in a decade this evening to build the first 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to Oshkosh. “The JLTV production contract is a historic win for Oshkosh Corporation and more than 300 suppliers in 31 […]