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Ford enters competition to develop new US Army tactical truck
The deal is Ford’s biggest military contract since the Cold War and puts its Super Duty trucks in testing against rivals General Motors and BC Customs.
- On Monday, Ford Motor secured a U.S. Army contract to build three prototype tactical trucks based on its F-Series Super Duty pickups, marking the automaker's largest vehicle defense opportunity in decades.
- The Army seeks an ISV-Heavy variant to address a 'critical capability gap,' aiming to enhance 'lethality and operational flexibility on the modern battlefield' with mobile power for soldiers and command posts.
- Ford spokesman Dave Tovar said the trucks are engineered for 'extreme durability,' adding that the company's off-the-shelf platforms deliver 'unmatched capacity and scale' while remaining cost-effective for military use.
- Ford, General Motors, and BC Customs LLC will each provide three prototypes by March 30, 2027, for operational assessments and 'limited developmental testing' with the Army Test and Evaluation Command.
- Pentagon officials are increasingly engaging domestic automakers to modernize military equipment, a shift that could yield Ford its largest defense contract since the Cold War, echoing its historical role during Vietnam and Korean wars.
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Ford Re-enters Defense Market After Over 30 Years, Going Head-to-Head with GM for Next-Generation Tactical Trucks. U.S. automaker Ford has entered the bidding war for the U.S. Army's tactical vehicle project, the largest since the Cold War. This comes 36 years after the company effectively withdrew from the defense business in 1990. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 27th (local time), the U.S. Army
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