Not much to say on this.
After all the lead up.
After all the effort to get more companies to compete in the JLTV competition...we're still down to only 3 viable solutions.
In my opinion only Lockheed Martin, BAE and General Tactical Vehicles are viable solutions. Either one of these offerings will work.
So we're back to another price shootout.
The Pentagon better hope that manufacturers don't catch on to the game they're playing. If they do then the troops will be riding bicycles into combat because gold platted systems (that get added on to) with a pauper's paycheck don't mix.
AM General BRV-O...looks like a HUMVEE Upgrade to me....
OshKosh L-ATV...
Navistar...
My buddy CB challenged me in the comments and stated that the other competitors were worthy and that I shouldn't dismiss them.
I included the links above so that you could evaluate them for yourself. I smell the stench of Army procurement woes creeping into this program. Instead of a separate HUMVEE upgrade and JLTV program, it looks like we're seeing programs merge...much like the GCV and M-113 replacement comp is.
Disagree, Navistar's Saratoga and Oshkosh's LATV as well as AM General's BRV-O are in the hunt as well. Actually, NAV and OSK are very well positioned as they leaned way forward on their own ahead of the EMD Phase solicitation to produce and test a truck that mostly meets the requirements.
ReplyDeletethe Saratoga is basically an enhanced HUMVEE. just like the X-32, it loses on style points. the LATV is just a de-armored All Terrain MRAP..again it loses on style points and i wonder if the army really wants to go down that road. hadn't heard of the BRV-0 but i'm interested.
ReplyDeleteYou are fast sir! Tend to agree with your updates, just not sure a HMMWV upgrade style vehicle is a bad offering here. Lets watch it play out together.
ReplyDeleteagreed...we'll see how this plays out.
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