(NSI News Source Info) LADSON, S.C., - March 15, 2009: The U.S. Army has contracted Force Dynamics for its Chee
tah vehicles as part of the mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle program.
Force Dynamics, a joint venture of Force Protection Inc. and General Dynamics Land Systems, was awarded a $1 million contract for two of its Cheetah vehicles under the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command M-ATV program.
Force Dynamics' Cheetah M-ATV, a lightweight tactical vehicle based on Force Protection's original Cheetah vehicle, is a response to the Army's solicitation for a more mobile vehicle to withstand the rugged terrain of Afghanistan operations.
"Delivery of these first test vehicles and the subsequent sale to TACOM is an important milestone gate in the M-ATV competition," Damon Walsh, Force Dynamics program director, said in a statement.
"We have long believed that there was a need for a lightweight, highly mobile and highly survivable tactical wheeled vehicle to supplement the current fleet. We are proud to have foreseen -- through the development of the Cheetah -- the need to evolve the category with enhanced mobility to navigate the rugged terrain and wider variety of missions that characterize the conflict in Afghanistan."
tah vehicles as part of the mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle program.
Force Dynamics, a joint venture of Force Protection Inc. and General Dynamics Land Systems, was awarded a $1 million contract for two of its Cheetah vehicles under the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command M-ATV program.
Force Dynamics' Cheetah M-ATV, a lightweight tactical vehicle based on Force Protection's original Cheetah vehicle, is a response to the Army's solicitation for a more mobile vehicle to withstand the rugged terrain of Afghanistan operations.
"Delivery of these first test vehicles and the subsequent sale to TACOM is an important milestone gate in the M-ATV competition," Damon Walsh, Force Dynamics program director, said in a statement.
"We have long believed that there was a need for a lightweight, highly mobile and highly survivable tactical wheeled vehicle to supplement the current fleet. We are proud to have foreseen -- through the development of the Cheetah -- the need to evolve the category with enhanced mobility to navigate the rugged terrain and wider variety of missions that characterize the conflict in Afghanistan."
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