AM General gets large contract

[Retiredwarhorses]

Makes me wonder if we are paying for this and not the Afghan Govt.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-contract-to-build-1673-hmmwvs-300306883.html

 

[Jwade]

It looks that way to me...

 

[infidel got me]

Will they have to wait on euc and then a sf-97?

 

[Bucho]

All those worried about Gov Plant running out of HMMWV, there's a few more. Surely some of them won't make it over there and then we can pick them up.

 

[kubotaman]

I know what a M1152A1 is, but what is the B2? I have seen R2, but never B2

 

[mkcoen]

$153,000 per vehicle seems kind of pricey.

 

[kubotaman]

I wonder if we are paying for the Iraqi one's too

 

[gringeltaube]

Makes me wonder if we are paying for this....

Only $213,000, for a brand-new Humvee... Peanuts!

 

[Jwade]

We are already preparing our bid proposals on the future Afghan/Iraqi surplus contracts. We are thinking we can get 80k a truck easy....

 

[kubotaman]

See if you can get some Arabic HMMWVs!! Those sold for a pretty penny on GL

 

[Action]

I know what a M1152A1 is, but what is the B2? I have seen R2, but never B2

I have seen R2 and D2. "B2" is the armor package. You won't be buying any of these from GP.

 

[infidel got me]

I have seen R2 and D2. "B2" is the armor package. You won't be buying any of these from GP.

Yeah- the c3po has the GOLD PACKAGE

 

[juanprado]

a local contractor that builds armored security vehicles partnered up with another firm to put V-shaped modules/cabins and retro fit HMMWV. At least 2 foreign militaries have bought in.

http://www.textronsystems.com/what-we-do/marine-land-systems/sctv

I volunteered to help them with the scrap coming off the retro fits........No word yet on my contract approval

 

[Bucho]

See if you can get some Arabic HMMWVs!! Those sold for a pretty penny on GL

Does this make our USA ones worthless? I am having trouble with the English version. If I have to try and read 4000 pages of a TM in Arabic, I am screwed.

 

[infidel got me]

Those are some really cool vehicles!

 

[Special T]

Cool idea. It appears that some of those rigs were using 1200R20 Mich XML striker tires.

 

[kubotaman]

Does this make our USA ones worthless? I am having trouble with the English version. If I have to try and read 4000 pages of a TM in Arabic, I am screwed.

I said that because Jwade said (jokingly I presume) that he wanted to try to get some $80K HMMWVs to sell. Then I joked back with that line. Didn't say US ones were worthless, i'm just saying the Arabic HMMWVs sold for $50K more than the average GP HMMWV

 

[mhb285]

Set them up with stealth GPS for drone strike's when isis get them...... I'm just saying that cuz they WILL get them eventually.....
You know it!

 

[Bucho]

I said that because Jwade said (jokingly I presume) that he wanted to try to get some $80K HMMWVs to sell. Then I joked back with that line. Didn't say US ones were worthless, i'm just saying the Arabic HMMWVs sold for $50K more than the average GP HMMWV

I got it, I wasn't being serious.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

An H1 was selling for close to 150k, so 180-250k per truck with all the bells and whistles is not that much.
its all relative, this alot of times includes support, parts and logistics. You would have to see the Actual contract.
does anyone really want to go to war in a truck that costs 10k? I doubt the Govt has any piece of rolling stock that costs below 10k. These weren't made for public consumption, so not sure why everyone thinks these are to expensive.
The FRAG kits are all AR500 armor...this ain't pot steel, that armor is expensive. A set of REV frame rails is 6k, a Turbo GEP long block is 10k...it adds up quick.