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seltsamerweise fehlt ein thread zur us army - also mach ich mal einen auf

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$129.4M for more M1117 Guardian ASVs
Textron Marine & Land Systems in New Orleans, LA was awarded on Aug. 31, 2005, a $129.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for M1117 "Guardian" Armored Security Vehicles, which are well regarded by military police in Iraq as improved alternatives to the up-armored Hummers. See this post for key DID coverage of the M1117, and we also have a link for all of DID's M1117 ASV-related coverage.

Even before this modification, contracts from the US military had already exceeded 1,000 M1117s at aproximately $700,000 per vehicle. Bell Textron subsidiary Cadillac Gage was working hard to ramp production back up and cope with this flood of orders, after pre-war budget cuts in 2002 had put a large crimp in the program. Unfortunately, this flood of orders has now been followed by a flood of a different kind. Work on all M1117 contracts is performed at Textron Marine & Land Systems sole location ... New Orleans, LA. [...]

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Hummers, Hummers Everywhere
The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, MI has issued a slew of orders for various configurations of the HMMWV ("Hummer") armored jeep. Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2007, and will be performed by AM General LLC in South Bend, IN. All fall under a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract initiated on July 17, 2000 (DAAE07-01-C-S001).

Together, these contracts for various HMMWV types destined for U.S. and Iraqi forces are worth a total of $296.5 million, and cover over 3,000 vehicles. [...]