American Growler

"American Growler" Inc is a firm originally based in Ocala, Fla, now in Robbins, North Carolina. For over 10 ten years, it has built a line of Light Utility Vehicles partly derived from drivetrains from M151 MUTT jeeps. [ [http://www.capitaldefense.com/AmericanGrowler.shtml American Growler home page] ] Versions range from $7,000 in price kit form, a $15,500 tactical dune buggy, and a $33,000 version sold to the Dominican Republic's military.

Light Strike Vehicle

Growler's most expensive model at over $100,000 each, is the Growler Light Strike vehicle [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-28-corps-jeep_x.htm Corps pays $100K for retooled jeep USA Today 12/29/2005] ] . It was specially designed to be transported in the small cargo hold of the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft along with the Expeditionary Fire Support System towed mortar. [ [http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/05/news/top_stories/1_03_991_4_08.txt Mobile mortar system for Osprey delayed] ] The V-22 cargo compartment is five feet wide, five feet tall and less than 17 feet in length. In 2005, the Marines planned to buy 400 of the vehicles in a contract that combined with the mortar system was expected to total $296 million.

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