Full rate production delay for JLTV
There will now be a delay in the full-rate production (FRP) decision for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) which was originally planned for December 2018, Shephard has learned.
A professional Senate staff member speculated on a ‘six- to 12-month delay’ timeline for that decision during a Congressional Outlook panel at the Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference, held in Monterey, California, on 5 February.
Following the conclusion of that panel, both US Army and US Marine Corps representatives attempted to clarify the situation, which has been further complicated by the release of a DoD Director of Operation Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) report
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