AM General completes JLTV demonstration for British Army programme and picks a partner
AM General is joining forces with MLS to offer JLTV A2 to the British Army. (Photo: AM General)
The British Army’s Land Mobility Programme is the golden ring for vehicle makers across the world and particularly industry in the UK, with a prize of billions of dollars across three programmes.
AM General has shown off its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) at the country’s Millbrook Proving Ground. The move emphasises the level of interest in the programme as a raft of possible bidders wait for a much anticipated, but possibly delayed, industry brief next month.
The Land Mobility Programme (LMP) requirement is divided into Light Mobility Vehicle, Medium Protected Mobility (MPM) and Light Protected Mobility (LPM) and it is the latter category that AM General is likely to be considering, although this all comes with a
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