Industrial Base: U.S. Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Manufacturers Face Period of Uncertainty as DOD Purchases Decline and Foreign Sales Potential Remains Unknown

Abstract

DODs need for TWVs dramatically increased in response to operational demands and threats experienced in Afghanistan and Iraq. TWVs primarily transport cargo and personnel in the field and include the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. The U.S. TWV industrial base, which includes manufacturers and suppliers of major subsystems, increased production to meet DODs wartime requirements. That base now faces uncertainties as DODs budget declines and operational requirements for these vehicles decrease. In addition to sales to DOD, U.S. manufacturers sell vehicles to foreign governments. The Senate Armed Services Committee Report on a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 directed GAO to (1) describe the composition of the U.S. TWV industrial base, (2) determine how many U.S. manufactured TWVs were purchased by foreign governments from fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and (3) identify factors perceived as affecting foreign governments decisions to purchase these vehicles. GAO analyzed data from DOD on U.S. and foreign government TWV purchases, as well as sales data from the four primary U.S. TWV manufacturers. GAO also collected data from five foreign governments, including those that did and did not purchase U.S. TWVs. GAO is not making recommendations in this report. DOD, the Department of State, and two manufacturers provided technical or clarifying comments on a report draft that were incorporated asappropriate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1152098

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  • Alyssa Weir
  • Belva M. Martin
  • Beth R. Fritts
  • Bradley Terry
  • Brian Tittle
  • Dayna Foster
  • Johana R. Ayers
  • Julia Kennon
  • Justin Jaynes
  • Patrick Dudley
  • Robert Swierczek
  • Roxanna Sun

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • International Organizations
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  • Marine Corps
  • Military Equipment
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  • United States Government

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