“I would be very pleased but very surprised that they could deliver within two or three years,” said Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Israel has not specified how much each deal is worth, but in a statement described the two packages as a “multi-billion Shekel” expenditure.
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Any integration of the JQL on board a surface vessel will mark the first time JAGM has been fired at sea.
Current maker of the infantry vehicle, Oshkosh Defense, must face competitors to be Army/Marine supplier.
Oshkosh's current major customers, the Army and the Marines, haven't asked for an electric hybrid JLTV, but the company said the ones they have can be retrofitted "easily."
The award comes ahead of the Army's $6.5 billion recompete of the contract next year.
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Company executives said that JLTV program is a good "base" for Oshkosh to win "adjacent" vehicle contracts.
The parent company has pledged to invest $35 billion through 2025 for investments in electric and autonomous vehicles.
A bright future for tactical vehicles. See Breaking Defense Game Changer here.
The Chinook Block II program helps the Army retain its need for enduring heavy lift while it modernizes with Future Vertical Lift’s FLRAA and FARA programs.
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
GM Defense is infusing its tactical vehicles with the same, repeatable processes for build and quality that go into General Motors’ commercial vehicles.
Oshkosh designed and builds the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, but next year the Army will reopen the competition to all comers. The most vocal challenger: upstart GM Defense.
Oshkosh, the incumbent, makes military trucks by the thousand. GM Defense, the upstart, has little recent military experience — but is backed by one of the world’s biggest auto companies.
The Korean company is partnering with US-based Oshkosh. That means at least five teams are now competing to replace the M2 Bradley, a far stronger response than the Army’s first attempt in 2019.