The new JLTV vehicle range is expected to confer more survivability from insurgent attacks such as road-side bombings and will also have a greater payload. The HMMWV was not designed from the outset to be an armoured combat and patrol vehicle but nevertheless has been employed as one. In cont...
Army Guide monthly 5# (68) May 2010 Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH – Closing after antitrust approval ATK Receives $372 Million in Small Caliber Ammunition Orders BAE Systems - Navistar Defense - ArvinMeritor Team Delivers First Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to U.S. Army and ...
JLTV is a major Army-Marine Corps acquisition program for a new generation wheeled vehicle that will replace a portion of the services' Humvee fleet. The program's aim is to develop a new multi-mission light vehicle family with superior crew protection and performance compared to the Humvees....
These feature 20% more powerful T55-715 engines, new fuel and rotor actuator systems, and increased power generation. These enable better performance in hot or high-altitude conditions and the ability to carry heavier loads, including JLTV trucks. The first six CH-47F Block IIs procured cost ...
Does this potentially open the way for deeper cooperation with France (to deal with the more likely, more frequent scenarios against sub-peer opponents/ capacity building of threatened friendly foreign nations) or indeed other Southern European powers (Spain, Italy?) or even with the EU?
Most recently, Plasan has teamed with Oshkosh Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation to compete for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Technology Demonstration (TD) Phase award. The choice of Plasan as the armored protection and design supplier for the MRAP program affirms once again ...