U.S. Army accelerates JLTV program into Full-Rate Production
NewsJune 21, 2019
WASHINGTON. Dr. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program's transition into Full-Rate Production.
The approval follows a U.S. Army decision in December 2018 to begin fielding the new platform with the Army's 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., in April. The 1-3 ID became the Army's first unit equipped with JLTVs in April 2019, after receiving more than 300 vehicles.
Fieldings to the Ordnance School, Fort Lee, Va., the 84th Training Command, Fort McCoy, Wis., the Marine Corps' School of Infantry-West at Camp Pendleton, Calif., as well as the School of Infantry-East, Camp Lejeune, N.C., have also been completed.
According to the Army, the JLTV family of vehicles is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, giving commanders an improved protected mobility solution and the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. The JLTV comes in two variants and four mission package configurations: General Purpose, Close Combat Weapons Carrier, Heavy Guns Carrier, and a Utility vehicle. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force also plan to field JLTVs in much smaller quantities.
Army officials say the JLTV program remains on schedule and on budget to replace a significant portion of the Army's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet.
