Are you aware that the Army’s Humvee replacement marks the end of an era?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 22:58:34 -0400

Oshkosh's new tactical truck represents a sea change in battlefield transport.
The era of the Humvee is over. On Aug. 25, the Army announced the winner of the production contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the program that will replace the Humvee, officially called the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in both Army and Marine Corps service.

The Army selected Wisconsin-based corporation Oshkosh Corporation to receive the $6.7 billion contract for an initial production of 16,901 vehicles, most of which will be going to the Army. In the long term, the contract’s value could be as much as $30 billion for a full production run of almost 55,000 vehicles. Oshkosh’s winning design — which the company calls the Defense Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle, or L-ATV — beat out entries from Humvee manufacturer AM General and defense giant Lockheed Martin. The JLTV program comes at a time when contract opportunities are shrinking due to sequestration and other defense cuts; it also represents a major evolution in what is expected of a “tactical truck” on today’s battlefield.

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The Army's Humvee Replacement Marks The End Of An Era

Oshkosh's new tactical truck represents a sea change in battlefield transport.