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

Abstract

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is currently being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the 11 different versions of the High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that have been in service since 1985. There are concerns about the affordability of JLTVs and its redundancy with other tactical wheeled vehicles. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 2008
Accession Number
ADA486438

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Payload
  • Procurement
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.