Defense Tech: Corps' New Jeep Travels Bumpy Road

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Corps' New Jeep Travels Bumpy Road

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Walter Pincus of the Washington Post dug through some documents and wrote a story that pretty much sums up the rutted path Marine Corps has driven down in this vehicle.

The Marine Corps is starting to deploy a jeeplike vehicle called the Growler, 10 years after conception and at twice the contract price, after delays that were caused by changing concepts and problems in contracting, development and testing, according to two reports...

The inspector general report said that the average cost of a single Growler has risen 120 percent, from about $94,000 when the contract was awarded in 2004 to $209,000 in 2008. The unit cost for the vehicle with mortar and ammunition trailer has grown 86 percent, from $579,000 to $1,078,000...

The first six mortar and ammunition systems have been sent to Marine units, as have about 20 ITVs.

The Army has 81 ITVs under contract and is awaiting bids on 70 more; there are 12 mortar and ammunition trailer systems under contract and 20 more out for bids...


Rest of article at: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/004672.html?wh=wh