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TRUCKMAKERS' PROSPECTS * USA - Pentagon Ready to Deal on Tricked-Out New Trucks
Defense contractors can still salivate over the prospect of producing tens of thousands of these tricked-out trucks
Washington,DC,USA -Wired News, by Nathan Hodge -October 23, 2008: -- Word has it that contracts for the Pentagon's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contest will be announced any day now, perhaps after the close of business tomorrow. A source in the program office tells DANGER ROOM an announcement is "imminent"; competitors are saying the same thing... Three companies are expected to make the cut. They'll receive contracts to develop prototypes for a new vehicle that will combine the light weight and versatility of the Humvee and the survivability of the bomb-resistant Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle... This is shaping up to be last big Defense Department contract for this administration. The Air Force tanker deal may be dead, and the gajillion-dollar Transformational Satellite program may be in trouble, but defense contractors can still salivate over the prospect of producing tens of thousands of these tricked-out trucks...
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