General Dynamics expands its line of armored vehicles.

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is expanding its line of tactical armored vehicles with the acquisition of Force Protection Inc (FPI). Despite the fact that General Dynamics (GDLS) is the leading US manufacturer of combat vehicles, it has not been able to gain a foothold in the market for vehicles resistant to improvised explosive devices (IED) and mines (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected-MRAP), giving way to this growing segment the market to domestic and international competitors, such as FPI, Oshkosh, Navistar, Thales and BAE Systems. Of all these companies, FPI offers the best synergy at a competitive price.

General Dynamics (stock designation: GD) plans to integrate Force Protection, Inc. (market designation: FRPT) into its division of Land Systems. General Dynamics will pay $ 5,52 for each share, or roughly 360 million dollars in total. The proposed acquisition was approved by the board of directors of both companies.

“After careful consideration of the strategic directions for Force Protection’s strategic development, our board of directors decided that the sale of our company to General Dynamics would be able to maximize our shareholders’ investments, ”said Michael Moody, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Force Protection Inc. - "General Dynamics with their armored car business will be able to realize opportunities that we could not do as an independent company."

FPI has shown impressive growth in international markets with such widely recognized products as Cougar, Buffalo and the new Ocelot, chosen by the British Defense Ministry as a finalist in the Australian rearmament program (Australian Land 121 program). The company was also selected among several finalists for Canadian tactical armored patrol vehicles (Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle TAPV).

"Force Protection complements and strategically expands the General Dynamics armored vehicle business by adding new products to the expansive line of combat vehicles currently being manufactured," said Mark C. Roualet, President, General Dynamics Land Systems.
FPI is located in Ladson, South Carolina, and has 1100 employees. General Dynamics based in Stirling Heights, Michigan, has 8400 employees.

Comments

[Mesniy]

It looks impressive, the tiger meows to the side.

[Vadivak]

Quote: Mesniy

It looks impressive, the tiger meows to the side.

Well, I like your comments, such as cause a storm of indignation?

In the photo Cougar H, has "impressive" characteristics like a 7,62 mm machine gun, weight 15 kg with a payload of 800 kg. Maximum speed: 1 km / h. But, supposedly it holds 800 kg of explosives under the bottom, although this is according to the developers, no messages have been received from the survivors yet

But in principle, a colonial machine, educate local

[Joker]

That's for sure, in the USA there are companies that are just doing purely the development of such cars, but in our country they can develop a car at a match factory just to grab hold of something and save themselves from bankruptcy. The tiger is also good, but still damp.

[Lech e-mine]

VIDEO VIDEO FLIES GOOD TO THE AIR. FLIES BEAUTIFULLY AFTER SURVIVAL ..

[vadimus]

Maybe not as scary as they paint him ... Although the colossus ...

[dmitri077]

"It looks impressive, the tiger is meowing on the sidelines" - the tiger whimpers in the corner ...

[Alexandr_K]

Quote: Vadivak

But basically a machine colonial, local enlighten

Exactly the same machines and Russia does, see against his people.

[KGB161rus]

The engineering machine has a V-shaped bottom, of course, when a mine is blown up, the damage remains minimal, the paw is also not casual, it allows you to clear rubble, obstruction on the roads, as well as to clear mine, I read that the Americans came to the conclusion that to build this kind of armored car , cheaper than infantry fighting vehicles or armored personnel carriers.

[J_silver]

Oil painting - looks with pleasure ...

[Joker]

The machine is cool, but it again has the same cant as the hammer. When cornering at speed, it can easily fall to one side. All the same, you can’t replace such armored vehicles with armored vehicles, all the same, infantry support in battle is another ability, and armor on armored personnel carriers will be stronger. Yes, even on the same Stryker, you can put a gun on top, and a maximum of some kind of Javelin on this machine.
Therefore, it’s too early to talk about replacing her with an armored personnel carrier.

[vadimus]

Replacing one class of armored vehicles with another is still difficult

[Alexandr_K]

Quote: Joker

The machine is cool, but it again has the same cant as the hammer. When cornering at speed, it can easily fall to one side.

What is this nonsense? When did this Hummer, with an exceptionally low center of gravity, fall to one side? Don't write nonsense!

[Joker]

Read on the Internet. I do not write that about which I do not know.

[Vadivak]

Quote: Alexandr_K

When did this Hummer, with an exceptionally low center of gravity, fall to one side?

It’s really a rarity, they mostly burn on wheels, but they happen and turn over

[His]

One was already satisfied, he lost his boot. At the time, wear white slippers

[J_silver]

See above...

[rumpeljschtizhen]

Therefore, it’s too early to talk about replacing her with an armored personnel carrier.

So this is not a replacement for an armored troop-carrier .... it is made for another and will never replace an armored troop-carrier as its armored personnel carrier

[His]

Of course. These machines for reconnaissance, patrolling, escorting, will go for special operations (for approaching the quiet)

[Joker]

This I wrote as a response to the comment KGB161rus

[Lech e-mine]

THERE IS HIM AND THE ROAD NEVER DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE.

[n key]

The fact is that you are actively combining US equipment, it may be as bad as you say here, but the difference is that we don’t have new equipment or it is very small, they are immediately purchased in large volumes, so to say, if at least it’s better with us, it’s only that it’s not in the army

[vylvyn]

Right I will add that the purchase of large batches of new equipment encourages manufacturers to actively engage in the development of even more modern designs, and not wait 50 years until the equipment is completely out of date.

[rumpeljschtizhen]

Oil painting - looks with pleasure ...

Why are you happy J_silver that judging by the photo, no one was hurt from the Coalition Soldier in this MCI?

[Lech e-mine]

And I’m glad that NATO democracy at least met a rebuff.

[J_silver]

Yes, not that I rejoice - just not really sad ...
That everyone survived is somehow doubtful ...
And it’s always nice to see the broken-down equipment of potential invaders ...

[Mr. Truth]

I hope our "Typhoons" will buy.

[Alexandr_K]

Quote: Vadivak

It’s really a rarity, they mostly burn on wheels, but they happen and turn over

This Hummer was turned upside down by an explosion, not a sharp turn.

[Vadivak]

Quote: Alexandr_K

This Hummer was turned upside down by an explosion, not a sharp turn.

Well, if you really want to look at the inverted Hammer, please

[J_silver]

Jews at the wheel and Merkava stuck in the ground ...

[wanderer]

it’s actually almost impossible to turn the Hamer over, and this case with the Yisrilian Hamer was described as a rare curiosity

[gale]

Break through, we do not get used to

[patrianostra]

oh well, a funny guy told me that they took him to darling this is our partisans so there was our compatriot who, after listening to the stories of the instructors, said nonsense, you can turn any technique. to which he was told the hammer was unscheduled for packing the cola 10 seconds after the start. The hammer was on the roof, and everything happened on level ground.