DoD to spend $1.65 billion on new cargo trucks

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The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle A1P2, one of the variants ordered by the Army.


DoD to spend $1.65 billion on new cargo trucks
Staff Report
Posted : Wednesday Jun 4, 2008 5:40:48 EDT

The Pentagon will spend $1.65 billion over the next two years on 10,000 new cargo trucks for the Army.

The June 3 contract with BAE Systems includes an option to increase the worth of the deal up to $2.2 billion for a total of 20,000, according to a BAE Systems release.

BAE will supply the Army with a new line of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles with the Long Term Armor Strategy. The LTAS version features a removable armor package that can be put on or taken off based on the threat, according to the release.

Today’s FMTVs operating in Iraq and Afghanistan have their armor plating permanently attached.

Production of the LTAS cargo vehicles will be performed at BAE Systems’ facility in Sealy, Texas, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Deliveries of the initial $1.65 billion contract are expected to be complete by February 2010, the release states.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/army_cargotrucks_060308w/



uhc comment: defenseindustrydaily sez ". . .mileage is actually less important in many cases than hours driven. . . " --> http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/USA-Looks-to-Bridge-FMTV-Truck-Orders-Until-2009-2010-04924/

I wonder how well these are gonna work with gas at $8 a gallon.