Issue of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles Protest Invades M-ATV Display

By Marjorie Censer / November 2, 2009 at 5:00 AM
During an event highlighting a display of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle today at the Pentagon, military officials found themselves talking about an entirely different kind of truck: the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. The two programs may appear unrelated, but they share a manufacturer in Oshkosh, which won the M-ATV award earlier this year before unseating incumbent FMTV manufacturer BAE Systems in August. BAE Systems, which protested the award to the Government Accountability Office, argued in its...

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