"you get what you pay for"
No wonder I never see, hear or detect the mail carrier on radar.
US Government Employee: "Okay, awesome. So that's a solid contract for the Lunar Lander for NASA. Great doing business with you."
Northrop Grumman salesman: "Yeah, sure, happy to help us win the space race against the Soviets!"
Gov Employee: "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go figure out who we're going to get to build a stealth bomber for the Air Force."
Grumman: "Oh, we can do that too!"
Gov Employee: "Whoa, really? Thanks, that really makes the rest of the week easier. I appreciate it! Now all I need to do is find someone to make some cute little mail delivery trucks for the USPS."
Grumman: "You're not gonna believe this..."
Just to head off any pedantry: I know this isn't how it went, but it's funnier this way.
I believe the history is Grumman made the usps trucks and then a little while after, they merged with Northrup, to make Northrup Grumman.
They just copied SAAB.
They tried to give away a SAAB made anti-tank weapon with each vehicle purchase in the US in the 80s and 90s to bolster sales, but were told "that's not a responsible reaction to road rage."
So they make a variety of "delivery" vehicles...
I'm gonna miss the old design. The new one looks like someone smashed it with a looney tunes hammer.
Looks aside, I'll bet visibility is incredible, at least from the front. And I think that at least my mail carrier will appreciate having air conditioning. We still have a lot of the old LLV's here and it was 105 and humid all summer.
Functionally it's amazing. Totally with you.
Being able to stand in the back, low step deck, ac/heat! Visibility. And electric for the most part. our couriers deserve it.
Being able to stand up inside the vehicle is another huge benefit. And a bunch of them are going to be electric.
Yeah, no doubt it's a significant upgrade, the old vehicle's silhouette is just really iconic to me.
For context, this is the current design, the Grumman LLV:
And this is the new 2024 redesign, the Oshkosh NGDV:
Northrop Grumman facilitating all your delivery needs.
Is this why I never see my mailman anymore?
Maybe your radar needs an upgrade?
Truly a post apocalyptic company
"awe man, I'm on the mail truck line again"
