Oshkosh lands JLTV order from Israel
Israel has become the latest JLTV customer. (Photo: Oshkosh)
November was a good month for Oshkosh Defence and JLTV orders, and December has started just as well with the company contracted to supply 75 vehicles to Israel.
The Israeli Ministry of Defence has ordered two batches of Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), one batch via Foreign Military Sale and the other batch via Direct Commercial Sale, totalling 75 vehicles.
The order has made makes Israel the 10th JLTV customer for Oshkosh which had been prime contractor supplying to US forces until a re-competition handed those orders to AM General.
In November, Oshkosh received a US$208 million order for JLTVs, trailers and associated packaged and installed kits for the US Army, USMC and USAF, an order the company said would take its production line out beyond mid-2025 and the newest order will push production out even further.
The army contract was followed up by $160 million order for JLTVs for Mongolia, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Slovakia.
The value of the Israeli order was not disclosed but Shephard Defence Insight, based upon the average unit cost of a JLTV procured by the US Army in FY2022, listed the cost of vehicle at $277,000 meaning the value of the contract could be more than $21 million depending on ancillary equipment.
Equipment such as weapons, remote weapon station, armour and communications could be supplied locally, particularly as Plasan has been contracted to supply armour for AM General vehicles.
More from Land Warfare
-
![DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract]()
DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
The package of three standalone follow-on contracts makes this the largest contract won by the Australian company and larger than its total 2024 revenue.
-
![Patria completes test firing of new self-propelled gun as demand for systems grows]()
Patria completes test firing of new self-propelled gun as demand for systems grows
Patria quotes a maximum rate of fire of eight rounds a minute from the new ARVE (ARtillery on VEhicle) self-propelled gun with a range of 40km for an assisted round. The rapid, low-risk development is designed to meet emerging requirements which have arisen out of the Ukraine war.
-
![US Army modernisation plans raise big concerns for lawmakers]()
US Army modernisation plans raise big concerns for lawmakers
The termination of programmes such as JLTV and RCV has been harshly criticised by members of the US Congress.
-
![The power of partnership: GDMS–UK deepens cooperation with the British Army]()
The power of partnership: GDMS–UK deepens cooperation with the British Army
In Conversation: Shephard's Gerrard Cowan talks to General Dynamics Mission Systems–United Kingdom’s Chris Burrows about how the company's UK TacCIS business is reshaping battlefield communications through sustained customer engagement, accelerated innovation and ecosystem collaboration.
-
![Sweden to purchase IRIS-T air defence systems for $930 million]()
Sweden to purchase IRIS-T air defence systems for $930 million
This recent purchase of the medium-range air defence system adds to the country’s ongoing efforts to ramp up its overall defence readiness and capabilities.
