Big news while we were away for a few days! It has been announced that Oshkosh Defense has been awarded by the US Department of Defense the highly coveted Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. JLTV is intended to partially replace the HUMVEE that has been in service with the US Army since the 1980’s. Oshkosh beat out competitors AM General and Lockheed Martin for the contract, reported to be worth 6.7 billion dollars. The Army and Marine Corps is are expected to buy 16,901 vehicles as part of this initial contract, with a potential for 49,000 vehicles purchased by 2040. Production is expected to start next year and the first vehicles are expected to enter service with the USMC in 2018.
For more information on this story, we recommend this article from Defense News.
Here is the link to the JLTV page on the Oshkosh website.
Promotional video from Oshkosh showing their JLTV:
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