U.S. needs plan for tactical vehicle fleet

Aviation Week: Given the tens of billions of dollars the U.S. has spent on its fleet of tactical wheeled vehicles since the start of hostilities in Afghanistan in 2001, and the changes those vehicles have undergone, it is amazing to think that the Pentagon still has no discernable strategy for where to take its tactical vehicle fleet in the future.

Just last month, Marine Corps Systems Command announced that it would spend another $1 billion on 1,200 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for Afghanistan. The Marines, who buy MRAPs for all the services, awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) a $227.4-million delivery order to produce 250 RG-31 Mk5E vehicles, which would add to the fleet of 1,402 RG-31 Mk5 vehicles already supplied to the U.S. by General Dynamics.    Read Article

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