Who builds the MRAP?

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Who builds the MRAP?

Answer 1

Multiple contracts have been placed by the United States for this type of vehicle in response to the situation in the Iraq War. By issuing contracts to several companies, the Marine Corps hopes to accelerate the rate of production, in order to expedite the delivery of vehicles to deployed forces. However, there are only two steel mills in the United States, Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and International Steel Group, qualified to produce armored steel for the Defense Department, which has been in negotiations to ensure enough steel is available to keep pace with production.[24] The concept is to replace HMMWV type vehicles with a more robust, survivable vehicle when on patrol "outside the wire."

Designs were submitted by the following companies.

Armor Holdings (which announced its purchase by BAE Systems on 7 May 2007)[25]

BAE Systems

Force Protection Inc (FPI)

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS)

General Purpose Vehicles (GPV)

Navistar International Military Group (IMG)

Oshkosh Truck

Protected Vehicles Incorporated (PVI)

Textron Marine and Land Systems

Although early orders were placed with many of the contenders as of 18 October 2007, only IMG, FPI, and BAE remain in the competition for additional orders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRAP_(armor...

Stewart and Stevenson Tactical Vehicle, a Division of Armor Holdings and more recently BAE Land Systems, received a firm fixed priced delivery order for the purchase of 668 Category II vehicles with Category I seat configuration. The company is now operating under the name, BAE-TVS.

        

         BAE Systems Land and Armaments, increased their participation in the program by 600 bringing their total vehicle count to more than 1,730.  The vehicles will be Category II vehicles.

        

         Force Protection Industries, Inc. will add another 358 (178 Category I and 180 Category II) vehicles to their vehicle commitment.

        

         The largest single delivery order to date has been issued to International Military and Government LLC for 1,500 Category I vehicles.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/rele...