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From: hegner@sunset.sedd.trw.com
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: NBC Recon vehicle
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.030042.29253@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 30 Aug 90 03:00:42 GMT
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From: hegner@sunset.sedd.trw.com
In article <1990Aug28.030725.21614@cbnews.att.com>, xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) writes:
 
| I recall several years ago that the Army was developing a NBC recon vehicle
| based on the M113.  The concept was that since some were getting replaced by
| Bradleys and we'd have a few left over it'd be nice to actually build the NBC
| vehicle instead of just leaving it on permanent back burner.
| 
| After a while I heard that the M113 idea got canned in favor of buying German
| vehicles (nice ones as I remember) in some sort of trade for buying some US
| gear (trucks or something from some senators hometown).  Then whoever makes the
| LAV got into the act and it went for competative bid.
| 
| Has any been produced or even a contract awarded?  It would be real nice to
| have a few around these days.

YES!  The contract has been awarded, and to the Germans.  TRW bid on the 
NBCR-S and lost out to the German plan.  I will only say that our design
cost less, does much, and is ready for deploment (we have offered to send 
at least 6 now, the Germans can only send one now and more in six[6] months).
I must stop now, this is a sore subject (too many friends laid-off) and I
might say something I know too little about the facts (emotion takes over)
and get myself into some really deep yogurt!


| Amiga | Standard Disclaimer Applies:  The opinions expressed are my own. 
Ditto