30-09-2010, 16:46
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זה הקצב הנוכחי...
לא יודע ממי AJ שמע את זה אבל זה הקצב הנוכחי של ייצור MRAP וההנחה הרווחת היא שבכמויות הנדרשות של M-ATV זה יהיה הקצב בעתיד הקרוב. ניתן לקרא בהרבה מקומות ברשת למשל בכתבה הזו של Inside the Army משבוע שעבר :
M-ATV Follow-On Contract, New Variants Under Discussion
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Posted: September 21, 2010
The program manager for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles said today that Pentagon officials have been discussing the possible procurement of more M-ATVs, as well as different variants.
Oshkosh Defense, the M-ATV contractor, is scheduled to finish delivering the last of its 8,108 vehicles in November. But service Lt. Col. Coll Haddon, PM M-ATV, said more could be on the way.
“There are desires by the services to increase that number,” he said today at a conference in Tysons Corner, VA, sponsored by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement.
“As of right now, we have not received anything but we have heard that [Pentagon officials] are still looking at it,” he continued.
Haddon said his office was authorized to purchase up to 10,000 M-ATVs without triggering any source-selection activities. “Our cap on our current contract is 10,000 . . . and we can get a waiver if we have to and go above that,” he said.
Haddon said the push for more M-ATVs is due primarily to the need for spares because the current contract number does not include replacement platforms. “As the vehicle is tested and it gets damaged -- and is sometimes damaged beyond repair -- the services are looking for repair replacements,” he said.
Haddon said the potential for foreign military sales could also contribute to driving up the number of MRAPs and M-ATVs. “Foreign military sales are coming into play,” he said. “There are some countries doing actions with the joint program office through the secretary of state, to possibly procure other MRAP vehicles.”
Haddon also said there is a joint urgent operational needs statement for a “M-ATV-like ambulance” winding its way through the Pentagon, and his office has received research and development money for the project from Army Test and Evaluation Command.
“There are requests right now for a M-ATV-like ambulance system and Oshkosh has a prototype that they have shown,” he said. “They have also proposed two other variants -- a cargo variant and reconnaissance variant. But as of right now, there is no operational requirement.”
Inside the Army reported on a possible JUONS in May, when Ken Jurgens, vice president and general manager of joint programs for Oshkosh Defense, said it was "in the works."
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