Showing posts with label M-ATV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label M-ATV. Show all posts

Saturday, May 5, 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 4, 2012: The Oshkosh® SandCatTM Tactical Protector VehicleTM is a high-mobility tactical vehicle engineered to meet the challenges faced by tactical officers responding to high-risk situations like terrorist threats, hostage situations, drug interdictions and gang activities. Specifically designed to easily maneuver in tight spaces, it offers extreme mobility and military-grade protection.

It incorporates a Blast Management System into the vehicle’s design which optimizes cabin structure and maximizes protection – all while maintaining a low weight ratio. And adaptations can be made based on the relevant threat levels and enhanced on demand.

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 4, 2012: The Oshkosh® SandCatTM Tactical Protector VehicleTM is a high-mobility tactical vehicle engineered to meet the challenges faced by tactical officers responding to high-risk situations like terrorist threats, hostage situations, drug interdictions and gang activities. Specifically designed to easily maneuver in tight spaces, it offers extreme mobility and military-grade protection.

It incorporates a Blast Management System into the vehicle’s design which optimizes cabin structure and maximizes protection – all while maintaining a low weight ratio. And adaptations can be made based on the relevant threat levels and enhanced on demand.

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 4, 2012: The Oshkosh® SandCatTM Tactical Protector VehicleTM is a high-mobility tactical vehicle engineered to meet the challenges faced by tactical officers responding to high-risk situations like terrorist threats, hostage situations, drug interdictions and gang activities. Specifically designed to easily maneuver in tight spaces, it offers extreme mobility and military-grade protection. 

It incorporates a Blast Management System into the vehicle’s design which optimizes cabin structure and maximizes protection – all while maintaining a low weight ratio. And adaptations can be made based on the relevant threat levels and enhanced on demand.

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Showcases Special Forces Vehicle Expertise At SOFEX 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 4, 2012: Like the standard MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), the Oshkosh® M-ATV special forces vehicle is derived from the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) platform, and is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle that incorporates the TAK-4® independent suspension system with battle-tested technology to maximize maneuverability and crew safety. 

It’s also adapted for sophisticated, specific and technical missions, offering the visibility, control, storage, payload capacity, durability and mobility vital to mission success.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Oshkosh Corp Amounting $16,090,170 To Provide Services In Support Of M-ATV

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS:  U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Oshkosh Corp Amounting $16,090,170 To Provide Services In Support Of M-ATV 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 26, 2012: Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $16,090,170 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle.  

Work will be performed in Afghanistan, Japan, Germany, and Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  Five bids were solicited, with five bids received. 

 The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).

Saturday, February 25, 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense, U.S. Military Complete 3500 M-ATV Underbody Kit Installations In-Theater in Seven Months

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense, U.S. Military Complete 3500 M-ATV Underbody Kit Installations In-Theater in Seven Months

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 25, 2012: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), and the U.S. military have reached a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan, having recently completed the in-theater installation of the 3,500th Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Underbody Improvement Kit (UIK) in less than seven months to give Warfighters new levels of protection against the threats.

In response to larger IEDs, Oshkosh worked closely with the MRAP Joint Program Office (JPO) to design and deliver the first M-ATV UIK in less than 30 days. The kits increase the M-ATV’s protection level beyond the initial requirements and are part of Oshkosh’s comprehensive strategy to help keep Warfighters safer on the battlefield without limiting mission-critical off-road mobility.

“Oshkosh Defense uses a modular approach to vehicle design, allowing the M-ATV and several other fielded platforms to accept a wide range of upgrades in-theater as threats evolve,” said John Bryant, vice president and general manager of Joint and Marine Corps Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “We design UIKs and test them thoroughly to meet the government’s stringent survivability requirements. Our Field Service Representatives then go wherever needed, including in-theater, to install the kits in rapid fashion.”

In addition to the M-ATV, Oshkosh produces UIKs to enhance protection for other vehicle platforms. The U.S. Army to date has ordered more than 400 UIKs, also known as C-Kit armor, for the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4.

Oshkosh is also developing and conducting independent testing of UIK enhancements for its wide range of light, medium and heavy tactical wheeled vehicle platforms, including the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense, U.S. Military Complete 3500 M-ATV Underbody Kit Installations In-Theater in Seven Months

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense, U.S. Military Complete 3500 M-ATV Underbody Kit Installations In-Theater in Seven Months

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 25, 2012: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), and the U.S. military have reached a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan, having recently completed the in-theater installation of the 3,500th Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Underbody Improvement Kit (UIK) in less than seven months to give Warfighters new levels of protection against the threats.

In response to larger IEDs, Oshkosh worked closely with the MRAP Joint Program Office (JPO) to design and deliver the first M-ATV UIK in less than 30 days. The kits increase the M-ATV’s protection level beyond the initial requirements and are part of Oshkosh’s comprehensive strategy to help keep Warfighters safer on the battlefield without limiting mission-critical off-road mobility.

“Oshkosh Defense uses a modular approach to vehicle design, allowing the M-ATV and several other fielded platforms to accept a wide range of upgrades in-theater as threats evolve,” said John Bryant, vice president and general manager of Joint and Marine Corps Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “We design UIKs and test them thoroughly to meet the government’s stringent survivability requirements. Our Field Service Representatives then go wherever needed, including in-theater, to install the kits in rapid fashion.”

In addition to the M-ATV, Oshkosh produces UIKs to enhance protection for other vehicle platforms. The U.S. Army to date has ordered more than 400 UIKs, also known as C-Kit armor, for the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4.

Oshkosh is also developing and conducting independent testing of UIK enhancements for its wide range of light, medium and heavy tactical wheeled vehicle platforms, including the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).

Saturday, December 24, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 23, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 23, 2011

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 24, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 23, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
            The Missile Defense Agency is announcing the award of a sole-source, incentive-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Lockheed Martin Corp., Information Systems & Global Solutions, Gaithersburg, Md. (HQ0147-12-D-0003), with an estimated value of $980,000,000.  Under this follow-on contract, the contractor will develop, model, fabricate, integrate, test, verify, evaluate, validate, document, deliver, field, train, operate, sustain, and support updates and new capabilities to the command and control, battle management and communications element.  The work will be performed in Arlington, Va.  The ordering period is from Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2016.  Fiscal 2012 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be used to incrementally fund the initial orders.  This is not a Foreign Military Sales acquisition.  The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity.

ARMY
            EADS North America, Inc., Arlington, Va., was awarded a $212,703,701 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 39 production aircraft in support of the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter Program.  Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0194).

            Lockheed Martin Integrated System, Inc., Ellicott City, Md., was awarded a $53,360,078 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan and Ellicott City, Md., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 8, 2013.  Four bids were solicited, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0024).

            General Dynamics Lands Systems & Armaments, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $59,886,502 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Abrams M1A2 System enhancement packages and commander remote operated weapon stations.  Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio; Tallahassee, Fla.; Anniston, Ala.; Scranton, Pa.; and Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-G-0006).

            Lockheed Martin Mission System & Sensors, Akron, Ohio, was awarded a $25,480,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 24 sets of persistent threat detection site spares and 22 MX-20 lite sensor spares.  Work will be performed in Akron, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 13, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-C001).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $23,864,671 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of four modernized radar frequency interferometer for Apache AH-64 helicopter.  Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0035).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $10,259,367 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 465 Rocket Propelled Grenade Net Delta kits for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle.  Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).