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
May 18, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501535

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Readers

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