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Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending
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Interesting news. I wonder who all got paid off in this situation?
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Russian Company Supplied Untested Armor Plates for Oshkosh Vehicles for Two Years
For about two years, employees at Evraz North America Inc., a Russian-owned steel plant operator in the US, falsified quality control test results on some armored plating for the vehicle’s manufacturer.
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So, I am a fan of the Senator.
But. If true. $464,650 per unit. That is a bit steep for me.
A utility vehicle for domestic service should be somewhere around the $50-60,000 mark. Some variant of the F250-350, Ram 2500-3500, Silverado 2500-3500.
The Swedes have opted for this runabout - initial order of 400 with an intent to purchase a fleet of 3000.
Myself I would be looking for an interior something like this - a more utilitarian, dual function vehicle for both troops and cargo.
Basically a sturdy, weatherproof runabout that can carry a section to a training area on the highway and follow a forestry reserve road to a cutline. And maybe even manage the cutline, as well as perform as both a CQ and Coy CP.
If we are going to splash out 500,000 for a vehicle then might as well go whole hog and put that money toward Bandvagns and LAV IIs.
The IFVs should be purchased along with the tanks as a matched set.
But. If true. $464,650 per unit. That is a bit steep for me.
A utility vehicle for domestic service should be somewhere around the $50-60,000 mark. Some variant of the F250-350, Ram 2500-3500, Silverado 2500-3500.
The Swedes have opted for this runabout - initial order of 400 with an intent to purchase a fleet of 3000.
Myself I would be looking for an interior something like this - a more utilitarian, dual function vehicle for both troops and cargo.
Basically a sturdy, weatherproof runabout that can carry a section to a training area on the highway and follow a forestry reserve road to a cutline. And maybe even manage the cutline, as well as perform as both a CQ and Coy CP.
If we are going to splash out 500,000 for a vehicle then might as well go whole hog and put that money toward Bandvagns and LAV IIs.
The IFVs should be purchased along with the tanks as a matched set.
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Biden, Sleepy Joe got paid. According to Trump's Republicans its always Sleepy Joe.Interesting news. I wonder who all got paid off in this situation?
Russian Company Supplied Untested Armor Plates for Oshkosh Vehicles for Two Years
For about two years, employees at Evraz North America Inc., a Russian-owned steel plant operator in the US, falsified quality control test results on some armored plating for the vehicle’s manufacturer.
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That is the modern generation of LSVW from the original design owner.
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It aint perfect but its a infantry mobility vehicle, not an infantry fighting vehicle. What I see great promise with is the senator truck.
With the right modifications I bet we could mount various systems into the back such as RBS-70, or Spike
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Yep.
Keep Western Star out of it. In fairness IVECO has sold a lot of vehicles over the years so they must have been doing more right than wrong.
On the other hand IVECO's original LSVW was pretty much a bog standard production line vehicle commonly found on the streets of Europe. Slightly militarized.
I Canada we tend to go for military exotics and buy them once a generation when that last bearing has seized.
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