Throwback Thursday -- JLTV Mystery Bidder

Welcome to Throwback Thursday, InsideDefense.com's weekly look back at what was happening on or around this day in years past.

This week three years ago, Hardwire LLC, known for its structural blast chimney, confirmed that it had been the so-called mystery bidder in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.

The company, which did not receive a development contract, came forward to say that it had proposed a hybrid-electric Ultra Light Vehicle outfitted with the chimney, which connects the top and bottom of a vehicle's cab in an effort to vent the force of a blast.

Late last month, the Army awarded Oshkosh Defense the JLTV production contract, capping off a years-long competitive procurement.

Story link: http://insidedefense.com/inside-army/once-touted-blast-chimney-denied-seat-jltv-contracting-table