Stewart & Stevenson

Stewart & Stevenson is a manufacturer and distributor of products and services for the oil and gas, marine, construction, power generation, transportation, mining and agricultural industries. 
In 1985 they competed for the U.S. Army’s new M939A2 5-ton vehicle program, the contract was awarded to BMY.
In the 1990s the company was awarded a contract to build $1.2 billion of 2.5 and 5-ton trucks (FMTV) for the US Army.
In 2006, the vehicle division was sold to Armor Holdings.
On May 7, 2007 BAE Systems announced its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. was to purchase Armor Holdings for US$4.1 billion. Stewart & Stevenson was merged into BAE Systems Land and Armaments, along with the previous United Defence purchase (FMC and BMY).
Category:Military Vehicles