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Sep 10, 2011

TRUCKMAKERS * USA - Military Truck Makers Looking Overseas

The international market remains wide open, hungry for the innovations that the U.S. market pays to develop, prove and put into the field

Washington,DC,USA -Aviation Week, by Paul McLeary -6 Sept 2011: -- Despite defense budget contractions, and no matter what happens to the JLTV, GCV and Humvee Recap programs domestically, the defense industry is well aware of the fact that it’s a wide, wide world out there, with plenty of other countries looking for armored trucks to fill a variety of different needs...  Navistar Defense, for one, is planning for when U.S. and NATO forces pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq by developing the company’s defense and commercial base in both countries...   There’s a consensus among industry leaders that some of the biggest markets for new military vehicles are Saudi Arabia, which is constantly upgrading its fleet; Canada, which is in the middle of the selection process for three different vehicles; and emerging markets such as Brazil, Chile, India and Malaysia. All of these countries have open vehicle programs and have partnered with U.S.-based companies to produce vehicles and parts domestically...  
There is little danger that the American market will dry up in the foreseeable future, but the huge MRAP, M-ATV and Stryker buys of the 2000s are largely over. While the U.S. market will see lots of money being put into sustainment, some in the industry are eagerly looking toward the Canadian, Australian and South African tactical vehicle programs, and to pitching their war-tested designs in such markets as Brazil, Argentina and the Middle East...   (Photos: US Army)

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