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The Army expected the JLTV program to cut about five years off of the total program and save about US$5.9 billion, as Oshkosh's final competitive bid was low enough so the Army decided to "buy to budget" and get more platforms each year, which shrunk the total length of the contract and increased cost avoidances accrued each year.
The JLTV contract award had a value of up to US$6.749 billion and called for a maximum of 16,901 JLTVs and includes a sustainment element. JLTV manufacturing is performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Around contract award, Oshkosh CEO Charles Szews said the production contract award would involve more than 300 suppliers in 31 states across the country.
US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII. ISBN 0-970056-71-0. Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause. ISBN 0-87349-508-X. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018; Standard Military Vehicle Data Sheets. Ordnance Tank Automotive Cmd. 1959. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014
JLTV sales to Israel and other U.S. military partners mean extended manufacturing in Oshkosh as AM General gears up to take over production for U.S. military ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us.
AM General opened a support center for the JLTV on Wednesday. It still needs to ramp up production of the military vehicle. AM General continues JLTV ramp-up with opening of new support center in ...
The Humvee replacement process was an effort by the U.S. military to replace the current AM General Humvee multi-purpose motor vehicle. The Humvee had evolved several times since its introduction in 1985, [5] [6] and is now used in tactical roles for which it was not originally intended. [7]
On 21 April 2014, Lockheed announced that their JLTV entry had surpassed 100,000 miles in government testing. [22] Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015, and was awarded a $6.75 billion low rate initial base contract with eight options to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for both the Army and Marines.
In August 2012, the Army and Marine Corps selected the BRV-O as one of three designs for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program. [5] Also selected were designs offered by Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh. Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015. The company was awarded a $6. ...