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National Defense
July 2015
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Marine Corps Looking at Hybrid ATVs to Boost Battlefield Range The Marine Corps is looking to add hybrid all-terrain vehicles to its inventory to reduce energy dependency and increase the operational reach of its forces on the battlefield.   |
National Defense
February 2013
Dan Parsons |
Smaller Trucks Seen as Lucrative Business in U.S. and Abroad Riding a wave of special operations successes and the expectation that funding will flow toward elite forces in the future, vehicle manufacturers are staking millions of dollars on bids to supply those shadowy warriors with new trucks. |
National Defense
October 2012
Dan Parsons |
Frugality, Careful Timing Drive Marines' Modernization Plan For a decade, the Marine Corps has poured money into bomb-resistant trucks and other vehicles specifically designed for use in Iraq and Afghanistan while neglecting its amphibious fleet. |
National Defense
November 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Concept Vehicle Points Way for the Military A possible replacement for the military's venerable Humvee may spring from a concept vehicle called the ultra armored patrol vehicle. |
National Defense
February 2007
Harold Kennedy |
Army, Marines to Acquire 50,000 New Trucks to Replace Humvees A fistful of defense companies will be vying to win a contract to develop a replacement for the humvee -- the Army and Marine Corps' light, all-terrain truck. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2006
Ben Ames |
Army's Next-Generation Humvee Will Use Networked Vetronics In a departure from using trucks that are simple workhorses, Army leaders have required that each vehicle be packed with electronics. |
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel |
No Stranger to Scrutiny, New Truck Program Forges Ahead The Army and Marine Corps announced contract awards for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the marquee truck program, which is supposed to give troops greater off-road mobility than a Humvee. |
National Defense
October 2006
Grace Jean |
Combat Vehicle Designs Seek Increased Utility in Multiple Roles The prevalence of such vehicles at one of the largest ground warfare expositions reveals a trend in how armies are choosing to insert their troops into hot spots. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Charles Plueddeman |
Kawasaki Recreational Utility Vehicle: Test Drive The Kawasaki Teryx 750 Recreational Utility Vehicle is powered by a liquid-cooled V-twin engine that offers about 50 cc more displacement than the single-cylinder engines found in similar vehicles. |
National Defense
April 2011
Eric Beidel |
Challenges Remain as JLTV Competition Heats Up More than any other program, the Army and Marine Corps' effort to create a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle epitomizes the challenges the military faces with its trucks. |
National Defense
February 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Truck Makers Pursue Niche Market for Small Air-Transportable Vehicles It has been more than a decade since the Marine Corps launched a program to develop a truck that was sturdy enough for combat but small and light enough to fit inside the V-22 Osprey. |
National Defense
August 2009
Jason Jacks |
Mini Armored Vehicle Available to Police A new vehicle allows police and other law enforcement personnel to take on heavily armed bad guys from behind the safety of armor. |
National Defense
May 2012
Eric Beidel |
Special Ops Trucks: More Punch in Smaller Packages When enemies began blowing up bombs hidden along convoy routes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military responded by beefing up trucks with unprecedented amounts of armor. |
National Defense
February 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Marine Corps Faces Gap in Ground Tactical Vehicles Officials say the Corps needs billions of dollars to repair and replace battle-worn vehicles and to modernize its fleet with humvee-like trucks with V-shaped hulls to offer better protection from roadside bombs. |
National Defense
July 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Pushes Truck Technology Forward The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is one of the most hotly competed contracts currently up for grabs in the U.S. defense market. |
U.S. CPSC
September 22, 2005 |
Arctic Cat Inc. Recall of Off-Highway Utility Vehicles The brakes on these vehicles can fail. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
Rich Smith |
Armored Cars and Naked Capitalists Force Protection seeks profits where it finds 'em. |
