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04 Sep 08. The U.S. Marine Corps today awarded Navistar Defense, LLC., a contract worth more than $752m to produce a lighter, smaller and more mobile variant of its International® MaxxPro™ Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) family of vehicles
The MaxxPro Dash maintains the survivability system used on all MaxxPro MRAP variants while also allowing for greater mobility in a smaller, lighter weight vehicle optimized for Afghanistan operations. A smaller turning radius and higher torque to weight ratio are among the improvements to mobility. MaxxPro Dash is also capable of accommodating additional uparmoring. Supportability and maintainability are maximized with a high-degree of commonality of parts among all MaxxPro variants.
“The Dash embodies everything we do: survivability, mobility and adaptability,” said Archie Massicotte, president, Navistar Defense. “The MaxxPro MRAP vehicle platform can rapidly adapt to changing battlefield requirements.”
Production of the MaxxPro™ Dash will begin in October at the company’s West Point, Miss., plant with delivery of 822 units to be completed by February 2009. The vehicle will also be equipped with the MaxxForce™ D engine.
The MaxxPro Dash is the sixth variant in 12 months from Navistar’s MaxxPro MRAP vehicle platform. Since the initial contract in May 2007, Navistar has won more than $3 billion in contracts to produce a total of 5,222 MRAP vehicles. Navistar’s MRAP platform includes the MaxxPro, MaxxPro Plus, MaxxPro ambulance, MaxxPro MEAP, MaxxPro Air Force and MaxxPro Dash.
The MaxxPro Dash will join Navistar’s Medium Tactical Vehicles already in Afghanistan. More than 2,900 vehicles are in service with the Afghanistan National Police, Afghan National Army and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, and in May 2008 Navistar was awarded a $1.3 billon follow-on contract for more than 7,000 additional units.
Defense News reported that Navistar may not remain the Pentagon's sole source for the smaller MRAPs. The contract also provides $7m apiece to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada and Force Protection for five test vehicles.
All vehicles are slated to be delivered by February, according to the contract
announcement. The vehicles will be deployed to Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon
official said.
In August, Pentagon officials asked industry to redesign MRAPs to be more
maneuverable and less prone to roll over, the official said.
Most of the 822 vehicles will be MaxxPro Dashes, 4X4s that are 2 tons lighter, 2
feet shorter in height and 8 inches shorter in length than the previous three
MaxxPro variants, which weighed about 17-19 tons.
"We've reduced the center of gravity, yet really the survivability has not been
impacted at all. This vehicle can absorb EFP [explosively formed penetrators]
protection and it has also been designed to absorb an anti-RPG kit, like an APS
[active protection system]," Navistar vice president Patrick MacArevey.
He also said the turning radius was smaller and its top speed greater. "The torque-to-weight ratio is very high because the Dash has a similar engine to the one which runs in the 25-ton MaxxPro Plus," Navistar spokesman Tim Touhy said.
Navistar "engineers did a ride optimization and took the opportunity to upgrade the air conditioning," MacArevey said.
The Dash carries a 10,000-pound payload, and is designed to be 85 percent common with previous MaxxPros to ease the logistics burden.
The Dash was blast-tested in Israel by Plasan, an Israeli company that makes the armor for the MaxxPros.
Pentagon officials said program officials have tweaked the MRAP since the first
requirements went out in fall 2006.
"The program has gone a long way and continuously upgraded things that needed to
be done and made light changes in order to adjust to different situations," a
Pentagon spokeswoman said. "We've always said that we will be flexible and we've
always said that we will look at the requirement needs we they go along."
30 Sep 08. Phoenix International Systems, Inc. today unveiled an enhanced version of its All Terrain Vehicle Corporation division’s Prowler Light Tactical All Terrain Vehicle, the only vehicle in the LTATV class purpose built, designed and produced for military applications including ISR, SAR, Assault, Crew Served Weapon Mobility, Perimeter Patrol and Logistic Support. These enhancements upgrade Prowler’s already established reputation for the highest performance in the field, delivering more power, greater stability and seamless operation in any climate or at any altitude. The new Prowler is 30 percent more powerful, featuring a digital control fuel injected 750cc SOHC 4 Valve V-twin engine, the most powerful in the LTATV class.
“The new Prowler amplifies the advantages – unmatched reliability, stability, speed, endurance, power, all terrain mobility and operator protection — of the current version Prowler. And the Prowler is still the only LTATV platform designed specifically for military purposes and applications rather than simply a modified recreational vehicle,” said Amos Deacon, Phoenix International’s CEO.
“Also, like the current Prowler platform, which has been the preferred choice of military operators in both the U.S. and internationally, the new Prowler continues to be the only LTATV platform specifically designed and dimensioned to be a true Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) without modification or adjustment,” Deacon added.
Prowler, with its proven ability to perform as a stable platform in any terrain or climate, provides unparalleled capabilities based upon its:
• Fully automatic, selectable mode all wheel drive
• Better than 1:1 load to vehicle weight ratio
• Wide range of auxiliary power resources
• Low center of gravity, tight turning radius and high ground clearance
• Front and rear extended range suspension
• Rugged and durable chromalloy steel tubular construction
• “Convertible” Roll Over Protection System (ROPS)
• Multiple deployability in CH-46,47,53 series helos and CV-22 aircraft
The new Prowler, which is manufactured at the company’s El Cajon, California, facility, is being shipped immediately to all customers and maintains worldwide parts and service availability. Phoenix International Systems, Inc. is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDOVSB) and an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Manufacturer. The Company has been supplying state of the art COTS and MCOTS products in support of military and commercial operations since 1993. The Prowler is available under GSA Contract No. GS-03F-0056T.
17 Nov 08. Otokar, celebrating its 45th anniversary, has been awarded a $43.2m contract to deliver the COBRA armored wheeled tactical vehicle. Delivery is scheduled to be in 2009. The leading designer and exporter of military vehicles in Turkey, Otokar continues to grow in defense industry with local and international orders. General Manager of Otokar, Serdar Görgüç evaluated the contract: “The COBRA armored vehicle has become a product widely preferred in various territories by various users. Performance of the vehicle impresses its users. Therefore, countries that are already using this vehicle prefer the COBRA again on their new requirements. This situation makes us proud, and shows that we are in the right direction as well. With its capabilities and its characteristic of providing different solutions in one platform, The COBRA proves itself standing out amongst its competitors. The COBRA is now widely being used in many countries, and positive experiences and opinions about it from these countries cause the vehicle to be accepted by the other countries.”
Throughout the COBRA project that was started by Otokar in 1997, significant technological, engineering and marketing investments were made. Having been tested for durability in many locations in and out of Turkey and in many climatic and geographic conditions in design phase, the COBRA has proven itself taking into consideration the knowledge and experience of Otokar in the field of military and armored vehicles. An armored tactical wheeled vehicle, the COBRA draws attention with its superior terrain performance and superior survivability. Coming into prominence among its competitors against explosives and mines with its armored monocoque hull structure, the COBRA has the feature of being a unique armored wheeled tactical vehicle with many specifications like run-flat tires, permanent four wheel drive, independent suspension. It allows full control to the personnel with its wide angle of visibility while it can serve in narrow and local areas with its compact and low silhouette. With its features of high maneuverability, superior engine performance, doors that allow fast and easy access, both day and night mobility, and with convenience for air transport, the COBRA has the features that can meet the needs and tasks of armies of many countries.
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