Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles
Abstract
This Program Element (PE) aligns system development and demonstration of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (HTV) with Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) requirements to support combat and combat support missions to include line haul, local haul, and unit resupply. HTV trucks transport water, ammunition, and general cargo over all terrains and throughout the battle-space. Systems include the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), Palletized Load System (PLS), Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS), Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System (EHETS), Line Haul, Heavy Dump Truck (HDT), medium tactical trailers including the Medium Equipment Trailer (MET), the family of flatbed semitrailers to include but not limited to the 40-Ton M870, 34-Ton M872 and the 25-Ton M172 that support multiple Army missions and the development and demonstration of enablers. Recovery systems such as the Modular Catastrophic Recovery System (MCRS) that rescue large wheeled vehicle platforms in severe off-road conditions are also included. The Common Tactical Truck (CTT) is the next generation of tactical trucks to meet the Army's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) Modernization Strategy to take full advantage of economies of scale and commonality with the objective to procure a commercial based Family of Vehicles to replace HEMTT, PLS and Line Haul tractors and leverage best commercial practices at lower procurement costs that are autonomy ready. Periodic evolutionary upgrade of survivability and crew protection as described in the Long Term Protection Strategy (LTPS) is supported by this PE for both the HTV family of vehicles and the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). The Leader Follower (LF) capability provides a Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TVW) kit (applique) that enables a convoy of up to 9 (initially 4) unmanned TWVs to follow a lead manned TWV. This capability will be made available on Palletized Loading System (PLS) TWVs equipped with by-wire drive capability as an initial increment. PLS convoys equipped with LF will provide increased Soldier Force Protection and increased convoy logistics throughput. These increases are achieved by allowing Soldiers to be removed from threat zones and inserted into security supply convoys resulting in increased transportation utilization rates. The PLSA1 is the initial tactical vehicle used to support By-Wire Active Safety which provides the foundation for autonomous capabilities such as Leader/Follower, taking Soldiers out of harm's way. Funding also supports modernization of the current Tactical Wheeled Vehicle fleets by investigating technology insertions including, but not limited to: Predictive Logicstics, vetronics, Victory Architecture, vehicle electrification, fully autonomous operations, and other emerging technologies. Funding also supports developing initial prototypes to enable refinement of Operational Requirements and early user feedback to support future sustainment and operational movement operating concepts. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 0604622A_5_2040_PB_2023
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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