Defense contractor BAE Systems, (LON:BA), said Monday it received a $42 million contract to produce armor kits for the U.S. Army. The “L-ROD” armor kits are designed to protect soldiers in ground vehicles from rocket-propelled grenade attacks, the London-based company said. The kits are currently built on an automated production line in Austin, Texas. Read Full Story

Oshkosh Corporation, (NYSE:OSK), announced today it has received an additional $438 million award from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command ( ) for 1,000 All Terrain Vehicles (). This is the fifth award Oshkosh has received to supply and brings the total number of vehicles Oshkosh will deliver to 6,219. The aggregate amount of the five awards is valued at more than $3.2 billion. “The most significant way we can show support for our Armed For... Read Full Story

BAE Systems, (LON:BA) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Plasan North America to provide armoring solutions and components for All Terrain Vehicles () bound for deployment in Afghanistan. The contract with Plasan underscores BAE Systems on-going and long-standing commitment to American troops and the program. “Our history of support for the program ranges from designing and developing three variants, to supplying critical components on every platform, including—wit... Read Full Story

Navistar Defense, LLC, (NYSE:NAV), today announced that it has received a $348 million in delivery orders for 1,928 additional medium tactical vehicles (MTVs) from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (). The company also received a four-year System Technical Support (STS) contract worth up to $78 million to provide engineering support for its International® MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush Protected () vehicles. The new delivery order fulfills the contract first awarded in May... Read Full Story

General Dynamics Corp., (NYSE:GD) is building a Detroit-area center it says will speed the design and construction of new military land vehicles. General Dynamics Land Systems holds a groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Sterling Heights, MI where the division is headquartered. The company says the Mounted Maneuver Collaboration Center will cost $8.2 million, occupy 22,000 square feet and open next year. Republican U.S. Rep. Candice Miller of Harrison Township will be the keynote speaker. Genera... Read Full Story

When the Army announced in August that it would be granting its newest contract to built the ultra-reliable and ultra-safe truck to a new company, workers at the BAE Systems Plant in Sealy said they were dumbstruck. The vehicle, which falls in the category of the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, had been built in Sealy for 17 consecutive years. BAE Systems said their vehicle is unparalleled in safety, comfort and reliability. Ken Clay, whose son drove an during his deployment over... Read Full Story

General Tactical Vehicles (), a joint venture between AM General, LLC, and General Dynamics Land Systems, formed to compete to develop and produce the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (), successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) this week. is the first contractor to complete the CDR, a major program milestone which entails a detailed review of the design solutions to the multi-tiered customer requirements for the family of vehicles. is tra... Read Full Story

Boeing (NYSE:BA) today announced that the Increment 1 capabilities of the U.S. Army’s Brigade Combat Team Modernization program have successfully completed their Production Readiness Review. The review was conducted Oct. 27-29 at Boeing’s facility in Huntington Beach. As the prime contractor, Boeing and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) (NYSE:SAI) are responsible for the development and fielding of Increment 1. The capabilities are planned to be fielded to seven Infantry Brigade... Read Full Story

Ground Combat Vehicle ( Industry Day II | Solicitation Number: W56HZV-GCV2 delicious tags: michigan events Read Full Story

The US Army is conducting a briefing to Industry in support of the anticipated Ground Combat Vehicle () Program. This event is scheduled at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center () facility located on the Life Cycle Management Command () Campus for November 23rd, 2009 and November 24th, 2009 with a separate, half -day classified session on the afternoon of the 24th. Program Description and Objective The program is a development program addressing the Army’s ... Read Full Story