Army fires starting gun on $7.3 billion JLTV competition
Current maker of the infantry vehicle, Oshkosh Defense, must face competitors to be Army/Marine supplier.
BAE, Oshkosh cold weather vehicle prototypes survive Army’s Alaskan tests
BAE systems and Oshkosh Defense, with its partner ST Engineering, will now compete for the contract, with an award expected near the end of June.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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Oshkosh Defense announces first hybrid electric JLTV
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."
Oshkosh Defense to build another 1,600 JLTVs for the Army
The award comes ahead of the Army's $6.5 billion recompete of the contract next year.
Oshkosh Expects Lower Defense Revenue As JLTV Buying Slows
Company executives said that JLTV program is a good "base" for Oshkosh to win "adjacent" vehicle contracts.
OMFV Awards Mark Broad Shift In Army Acquisition
The Army really needed "to be more inclusive and to allow us to develop capabilities, that would be more scalable for the future." On top of that, the service tried hard, Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman said, "to lower the barriers to entry for foreign and non-traditional vendors."
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
‘Really Big Deal’ As Army Awards Bradley Replacement Contracts: OFMV
"This is a really big deal," said Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team. "So far, we've learned a lot of great lessons but we think we're on the right track." It is very important for the Army to be right this time.