As U.S. Special Operations Command mulls an impending contract award for a new fleet of Ground Mobility Vehicles, an Ohio-based company has announced a blanket purchase agreement with the Defense Department to begin transforming standard pickup trucks into tactical vehicles for SOCOM. Battelle Tactical Systems was recently awarded a contract worth an estimated $58 million over three years to immediately begin modifying trucks for SOCOM missions, according to a May 9 company announcement. "Battelle takes existing vehicles, re-engineers them with...
