SOFIC 2015: US Special Ops vehicles drive
The replacement of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATVs) every three years represents opportunities for industry.
Speaking at the SOFIC exhibition in Tampa Bay, Duke Dunnigan, deputy programme manager for the US Family of Special Operations Vehicle (FoSOV) said that this drumbeat would mean industry can provide updated technologies so we can continue to improve the attributes of that vehicle.’
The LTATV includes the MRZR2 and MRZR4 from Polaris Defense, which are procured through delivery orders via the General Services Administration.
Dunnigan described the current LTATV program as ‘well in hand,’ without any solicitations for
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