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National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Military Provides Little Clarity For Future of Truck Fleets As wars end and budgets tighten, the Pentagon has begun trying to make sense of the spending spree that was the past decade.
National Defense February 2010 Erwin, Magnuson & Jean	Army, Marines Mull Over Options to Modernize Truck Fleets The Defense Department has been on a truck-buying spree for the past several years, and the demand will remain high for some time. But truck manufacturers don't expect the good times to last too much longer
National Defense February 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Uncertain Path Ahead For Military Truck Fleet The services have struggled over the past several years to predict the quantities and types of vehicles they will need.
National Defense October 2012 Yasmin Tadjdeh	The MRAP: Was It Worth the Price? The $45 billion MRAP program has come under fire for its high cost, and some have questioned whether less expensive vehicles -- such as armored Humvees -- would have been just as effective in preventing loss of life.
National Defense February 2013 Stew Magnuson	The MRAP: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce The Army in November awarded BAE Systems a $37.6 million contract to provide the spare parts and kits needed to convert 250 Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles into trucks for bomb disposal teams.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Surge in Vehicle Orders Calls for Unconventional Buying Methods Amid escalating pressure to deliver better protection for troops in Iraq, the Army and the Marine Corps have committed to buying nearly 6,800 mine-resistant armored vehicles. But buying this quantity requires some creative purchasing.
National Defense February 2013 Stew Magnuson	Long Road Remains for JLTV Despite Technology's Maturity In November, the Army-Marine Corps' Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program will be seven years old. Time flies when a major military acquisition program is involved.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rich Smith	No Love for Force Protection Despite another win, the armored vehicle maker's stock falls.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Next-Generation Humvee Faces Delays, Budget Crunch The Army and Marine Corps are expected to delay an industry competition to design and build a new family of light trucks to replace aging humvees.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services in the Market for 4,000 Blast-Proof Vehicles Expectations that U.S. troops will not leave Iraq for the foreseeable future have prompted the military services to request an additional 4,000 mine-resistant armored vehicles.
National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel	New Requirements, Lower Cost Breathe New Life Into JLTV Though it appeared doomed just months ago, the Army and Marine Corps' plan to replace aging Humvees with a new off-road vehicle may have regained its footing at least for another year.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Predicts Long Life for Humvees Humvees will vastly outnumber MRAPs for the foreseeable future, at least if the Army has any say in it.
National Defense September 2011 David C. Ake	Why Troops Love, and Sometimes Hate, the MRAP To date, more than 27,000 MRAPs have been produced. Nearly 15,000 are now in Afghanistan. Commanders there have all but phased out the use of flat-bottomed Humvees outside the wire. About 2,000 MRAPs remain in the United States for training.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	Marine Corps Ponders Latest MRAP Lessons As thousands of mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles are rushed to the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials say that the enemy already has found ways to beat the heavily armored trucks, known as MRAPs.
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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 April 2014 Dan Parsons	Lawsuit Stalls Special Operations Ground Mobility Vehicle Program A new truck for special operators could have been bought in a swift, purposeful 18-month acquisition process. Instead, it is stuck in limbo pending a lawsuit from a losing manufacturer.
National Defense April 2008 Grace V. Jean	Move over MRAP: New Light Tactical Vehicles are Coming Joint light tactical vehicles are being designed to maneuver through the narrow alleyways and small streets in Iraq.
National Defense October 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Award Shakes Up Industry Oshkosh Defense emerged in late August as the winner of the highly coveted joint light tactical vehicle contract. Experts said the award would be a major boon for the Wisconsin-based manufacturer, but noted the future may not be as rosy for losing competitor AM General.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Flanks Force Protection General Dynamics has landed a $102 million contract to sell mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Spain, affecting a whole row of defense contractors operating in this market.
National Defense April 2012 Eric Beidel	Downturn in Military Truck Market Produces More Losers Than Winners The frustration and anxiety among suppliers in the tactical vehicle market is palpable. The armed services have begun to terminate, delay or cut back on anticipated truck programs.
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 2013 Valerie Insinna	Marine Humvee Upgrade Seen as Inevitable The Marine Corps is deciding how to rejuvenate its war-weary Humvee fleet. Compromised performance -- caused by a decade of combat zone wear and tear and being overloaded by armor -- is prompting this action.
National Defense November 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Truck Buyers Face 'Fix or Purchase' Dilemma The Army's aging fleet of 160,000 Humvees needs to be modernized, officials say. The plan is twofold: Refurbish a portion of the Humvee fleet and replace the rest with brand-new trucks.
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National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Military's New `Light' Truck Defies Laws of Physics The latest Pentagon effort to acquire a replacement for the humvee, however, takes truck buying to a whole new level.
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.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Future Light Truck in Peril? The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is eventually supposed to replace Army and Marine Corps humvees. But recent comments by Marine Corps officials suggest that it may not be able to deliver on its promise of survivability and low weight.
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 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.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Smith	M-ATV Bids: The Pentagon Picks Its Winners The Pentagon narrowed the field of contenders to just five companies, and asked each one to provide it with three prototype M-ATVs to test. Read on to see who the winners are.
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 April 2009 Stew Magnuson	Military Services Ponder Future of Their War-Worn Trucks Six years after the invasion of Iraq changed the way the military looked at tactical wheeled vehicles, the Army and Marine Corps are still trying to find the right balance between protection and performance.
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The Motley Fool February 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Force Protection Not Dead Yet Force Protection lands a $115 million contract to provide 174 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to the British military.
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The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Oshkosh on the Open Road Oshkosh Truck, maker of all species of trucks, from fire trucks to cement mixers to armored vehicles, reports higher sales and profits, but optimistic statements regarding MRAP need to be taken with a grain of salt.
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National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Vehicle Maker Wins Iraqi Army Deal, Rushes To Expand Production A recent Defense Department contract to acquire more than 1,000 "mine-protected" armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army has prompted Force Protection Inc. to both expand its internal production capacity and seek outside help.
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National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean	Humvee Recap Competition Heating Up If all goes well for Granite Tactical Vehicles in the next few months, this bucolic town, once better known as the inspiration for the fictional TV town of Mayberry, could become one of the Defense Department's newest suppliers of tactical trucks.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2007	Vehicle Armoring - MRAP and Beyond If approved by congress, the Pentagon's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program will obtain 2,650 new armored vehicles, making it the third-largest acquisition program in the U.S.
National Defense August 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	A New Mission for Military Trucks: Power Generation The new MRAP models come with double the power -- a 400-amp alternator, compared to 200 amps previously. Most of the older trucks have been upgraded to the larger alternator.
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