Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), which has been in service since 1985. On October 28, 2008, awards were made for the JLTV Technology Development (TD) Phase to three industry teams: (1) BAE Systems, (2) the team of Lockheed Martin and General Tactical Vehicle, and (3) AM General and General Dynamics Land Systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2016
Accession Number
AD1004648

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combat Support
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

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  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.