Sunday, March 06, 2011
Golan MRAP...why didn't it succeed?
I'm looking back at the history of the MRAP program and one vehicle keeps popping up as "looking" like a winner yet failing to gain substantial orders. The Golan.
Does anyone have specific information on why it wasn't chosen and why the manufacturer failed to seek sales elsewhere? It would be appreciated.
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I guess over-saturation of the MRAP market, and the fact that it's Israeli.
ReplyDeleteThat means it is a very smart, very effective design, but also that a lot of governments can't or won't touch it due to political reasons. Such shaky political support is especially an issue when you need prolonged lifetime log/tech support.
Shame really; nifty vehicle.
i thought so too. i've looked at the entire bunch and i'm really convinced that the Golan would have more easily rolled into 'life in the military' after the wars were over. i even believe if we had bought that vehicle then the need for an MPC now would have already been solved.
ReplyDeleteI believe it was a lack of manufacturing. Congress wanted a lot of MRAPs and they wanted them fast. The Navistar MaxxPro is a civilian truck chassis (7000 series?) with Israeli armor on top.
ReplyDeletethat i can understand, but they couldn't get a US company to team up with them?
ReplyDeletebelieve me, i've looked at the other designs and while competent, don't seem as mobile, modular etc...as the Golan.
like i said earlier, the Golan looks like it could have served us well after the conflicts we're in ended...not so much with the other MRAPs.