IKnowNothing
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I'm not the biggest fan of the LAV and I wish GDLS in London could diversify into a tracked vehicle
I got thinking about this.99% GDLS and Liberal party. The SA deal was looking bad politically the deal could go south. SA had already pulled some of the order. The Liberals had made a deal with CAW/Unifor Gerry Diaz for votes. London is important. GDLS comes in you need to keep the plant open. Here's a deal.
CAF we need new vehicles. Commonality with the current LAV6 is good. So deal!
Identification began on June 2017. Options Analysis Jan 2019. Contract award Sept 2019. 26-27 total months to award a contract to replace 2 fleets and deliver 8 variants/ capabilities in two different hull configurations- with a novel design. 2.5B for 360 vehicles.
We sit now approaching 26 months from the start of the war. A pity the same leverage could not have been applied to sole source some capability gap filling on the more lethal end with OTS designs.
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