Lockheed Says It's Suing Over Rejection of Combat Vehicle Bid
- Army awarded $6.75 billion Humvee replacement job to Oshkosh
- Lawsuit follows abandonment of protest lodged with GAO
A U.S. Army humvee maneuvers on a forward operating base in Paktika province, situated along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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The No. 1 U.S. defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp., is going to court to fight a government decision awarding a $6.75 billion deal to replace the U.S. Army’s Humvee combat vehicle to a company that ranked No. 99 last year.
The Army plans to buy about 55,000 of the multipurpose vehicles for its troops and the Marine Corps through 2040, spending an estimated $30 billion. Oshkosh Corp. in August was awarded the initial order for about 17,000 vehicles, which are more heavily armored than the Humvees they’ll replace.