Jeep®
Government and Military Sales announced on October 25, 2010
at the AUSA defense show in Washington, DC, the award of
a US Department of State contract under the Global Peace
Operations Initiative (GPOI) for a fleet of J8 Troop Carriers
for deployment with the Uruguayan contingent to the UN Mission
in Haiti.
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Jeep
Government and Military Sales (JGMS) announced on the opening
day of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
Exhibition being held in Washington DC the recent award
of a contract from the US Tank Automotive Command (TACOM)
for the supply of an undisclosed number of the Jeep J8 Troop
Carrier. The contract will be funded from the US Department
of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative. The
fleets of vehicles are to be delivered to the Uruguayan
military contingent deployed in support of the UN Mission
in Haiti. The contract value including spares and in-theatre
training is for an undisclosed sum and delivery is to be
completed by mid December 2010.
‘This is a very important contract for us’,
said Andrew Jankel, Chairman of Jeep Government and Military
Sales. ‘It represents a series of ‘firsts’
for JGMS: our first volume sale of our new Troop Carrier;
our first sale to the US Government; and the first deployment
of the J8 in support of UN operations. These vehicles will
be built and supplied from within the United States, so
maximizing the benefit to the domestic auto industry. We
are immensely proud that this superb vehicle has been selected
for such a demanding and high profile role. We hope it represents
the first of many similar sales as currently we are in advanced
discussions with a number of other military users for similar
utility fleet requirements.’
The Jeep J8 is a new American vehicle, evolved from the
Wrangler series, but significantly altered by Jeep Engineering
and JGMS to create a reliable and highly capable off-road,
light utility, platform offering outstanding payload, endurance
and performance. The Jeep J8 solution comprises a family
of rugged and cost-effective J8 4x4 vehicles optimized for
a variety of military and homeland security missions and,
as such, is offered as a replacement for light utility fleets
in military and government service worldwide. Durable, affordable
and easily maintained, the Jeep J8 features enhanced payload
and towing capability while offering very high levels of
commonality between variants thus facilitating ease of training
and logistic support.
The Jeep J8 Troop Carrier is intended to form the backbone
of the military light utility fleet and shares all the qualities
present in the J8 family of vehicles. Based on the 3-door
J8, the Troop Carrier is fitted with a robust tubular rollover
protection system integrated onto the vehicle chassis. This
permits structural flexing when operating over rough terrain,
enhances passenger protection and increases passenger and
cargo space. The resulting raised roofline enables the J8
Troop Carrier to seat comfortably the driver, vehicle commander
(front passenger) and up to six passengers. With these seats
folded or removed, the rear compartment can accommodate
a standard NATO pallet or other cargo.
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