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The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), known and marketed under Oshkosh development as the L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle), is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle. The Oshkosh-developed JLTV was selected for acquisition under the US military 's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program .
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program was a U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and Special Operations Command competition to select a vehicle to partially replace the Humvee fleet [1] with a family of more survivable vehicles having a greater payload. Early studies for the JLTV program were approved in 2006.
M1278 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Heavy Guns Carrier (HGC) M1279 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Utility (Utl) M1280 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) General Purpose (GP) M1281 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Close Combat Weapons Carrier (CCWC) M1282; M1283 General Purpose (GP) M1284 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV)
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
JLTV: United States: Light tactical vehicle: Heavy guns carrier (M1278 JLTV-GP) 3,700 Utility (M1279 JLTV-UTL) General purpose (M1280 JLTV-GP) Close combat weapons carrier (M1281 JLTV-CCWC) M-ATV: United States: Light tactical vehicle: 704 HMMWV: United States: Light utility vehicle: Troop transport (M1123) Heavy cargo truck (M1097A2) Armament ...
As a pioneer of combat-ready vehicle solutions, Oshkosh (OSK) considers the Oshkosh JLTV as one of its greatest achievements and plans to continue building the Oshkosh JLTV for many years to come.
On 23 August 2012, the JLTV program selected Lockheed and two other companies as winners of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program. Lockheed won a contract to produce 22 prototype vehicles in 27 months for evaluation. [15] The Lockheed JLTV family underwent a design understanding review from 18–20 December 2012.
The company is under a tight deadline, with production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle expected to start next summer at the plant east of Mishawaka. Construction moves rapidly on expansion of ...