The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle continues its success as the new variant rolls out
Tens of thousands of JLTVs are in service worldwide and more are on the way. (Image: Oshkosh)
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is becoming the dominant platform in its class as it replaces most of the massive US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC) fleets of HMMWV 4x4s, colloquially known as the Humvee. Shephard dives deep into the JLTV programme background and analyses the latest variants and contracts, including the controversial production switch to AM General and the continued contracts continuing to head Oshkosh’s way.
Shephard Defence Insight notes that a range of European countries such as Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the UK, as well as Brazil, have signed deals, begun to take deliveries or to kick the JLTV’s tyres. All this is has been occurring as the US Navy (USN) receives vehicles and the US Air Force (USAF) considers its options.
The vehicle type is set to become as iconic as its predecessor, a heads up to all and sundry that US boots – or those of its allies and customers – are in town and on the ground.
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