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  More JLTV News

  Posted by Paul McLeary 6:58 PM on Mar 28, 2012

   While at the start of the week there had been just three teams competing for the Army/Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, by Wednesday there were... Read More >>

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  Big Army Programs Shifting From Procurement to Sustainment

  Posted by Paul McLeary 3:53 PM on Feb 27, 2012

  Over the next several years, more than a few big-ticket items in the Army’s annual budget will reach a significant milestone— transitioning from new-build production to... Read More >>

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  Next Stage in JLTV Competition Is Here

  Posted by Paul McLeary 4:07 PM on Jan 26, 2012

  Just to add a little more flavor to an already hectic Pentagon budget day, the Army decided to release its request for proposals (RFP) for the next phase of its Joint Light Tacti... Read More >>

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  No New Humvees?

  Posted by Paul McLeary 7:28 PM on Jan 24, 2012

  Reports have surfaced that the Department of Defense has decided to cancel its Medium Expanded Capacity Vehicle (MECV, or Humvee recap) program, despite Congressional support for t... Read More >>

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  JLTV Draft RFP is Out, Finally Sets Cost Goals

  Posted by Paul McLeary 8:33 PM on Oct 03, 2011

  It’s here! (Kind of!) The long-awaited (Draft) Request for Proposals for the next phase of the Army/Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program came out today, and we f... Read More >>

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  Humvee Draft RFP Out

  Posted by Paul McLeary 3:55 PM on Sep 19, 2011

  A few weeks back, Col. David Bassett, the U.S. Army’s project manager for tactical vehicles, told me that a draft RFP for the Humvee Recap program would come out “withi... Read More >>

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  Draft RFP for Humvee Recap Coming 'Within Weeks'

  Posted by Paul McLeary 2:00 PM on Sep 01, 2011

  With competitions for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle development programs well under way—such as they are—the next box to be ... Read More >>

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  JLTV Program Going Through Big Changes

  Posted by Paul McLeary 4:32 PM on Aug 30, 2011

   If it’s even possible for a Pentagon acquisition program that could cost up to $70 billion (pdf) to be compared to a forgotten middle child, then the joint Army/Marine ... Read More >>

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  A Peek at BAE's TAP-V Submission

  Posted by Paul McLeary 4:17 PM on May 10, 2011

  A little more news on the slow process the Canadian government is making in its long-planned overhaul of its tactical wheeled vehicle fleet: BAE Systems has released some details... Read More >>

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  Facts/Rumors About Canada's Vehicle Program

  Posted by Paul McLeary 6:33 PM on Apr 28, 2011

  Canadian convoy in Afghanistan We’ve known the broad outlines of the Canadian $5 billion (Cdn) tactical wheeled vehicle reset and refit program for some time now, but some p... Read More >>

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