Work will be performed in Slidell, LA, with an estimated
completion date of Dec 31/11. One bid was solicited with
one bid received by the U.S. Army TACOM LCMC in Warren,
MI (W56HZV-11-C0114). Asked for further elaboration, a
Textron spokesman said:
”...I cannot elaborate at this time on which variants
are being provided to the ANA. All I can say is that the
ASV family of vehicles performs a wide variety of missions,
and we expect multiple variants will be given to the ANA.”
The M1117 is already in use in Afghanistan, with the
US Army (esp. Military Police) and with Bulgarian forces.
Its combined .50 cal/ 40mm grenade turret offers more
firepower than a Humvee, and its shape and construction
offer more protection from land mine blasts, albeit less
than full MRAP vehicles.
