OSHKOSH JLTV VS HMMWV - TOP 5 IMPROVEMENTS !!

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Whether it’s on the battlefield or at the site of a disaster, the iconic High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or HMMWV could be seen almost everywhere.

It has served the United States loyally since 1985, and over those 30 years more than 281,000 “Humvees” have rolled off the AM General production lines.

US Department of Defense (DOD) initiated the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to replace and improve upon the aging Humvee.

A rigorous testing exercise was undertaken to choose a model from 3 different vendors. Oshkosh was declared as winner on 25 August 2015, when its model was selected over Lockheed Martin and AM General’s models.

JLTV is as much as a technology leap over the Humvee, as the Humvee was to the Jeep-like Ford M151 MUTT before it.

According to the U.S Army, an infantry brigade combat team in the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum was the first to receive JLTV in June 2017.

The JLTV family and its nomenclature evolved throughout the development process and to date, the U.S. Army has allocated M designations to four individual JLTV configurations - Heavy Guns Carrier, Utility, General Purpose, Close Combat Weapons Carrier.
Although Humvees will continue to serve behind-the-scenes with the Army and Marines until 2050, the new JLTV will be in the frontline.

In this video Defense Updates analyzes 5 reasons why Oshkosh JLTV is a major leap over HMMWV?


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