The venerable workhorse of the United States Military, the Humvee, gets a modern upgrade – the new joint light tactical vehicle
The joint light tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is the product of the US military's search for a replacement for the veteran Humvee, a vehicle that has faithfully served for more than 40 years. The Humvee was initially designed as a light cargo and personnel carrier, which eventually morphed into an armoured weapons carrier. Widely employed during the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the up-armoured Humvee was eventually replaced with an offthe-shelf solution, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP).
In contrast, the JLTV has been designed from the ground up as an armoured combat vehicle, with inbuilt protection against IEDs. The US Department of Defence first issued the requirement for the vehicle in 2006 and stated that the new platform should offer increased protection, survivability and improved capacity over the current Humvee.
Several manufacturers put forward proposals, with three eventually chosen to submit vehicles for testing. Those selected were Lockheed Martin’s version of the JLTV, the Oshkosh JLTV, and the General BRV-O. In August 2015, Oshkosh was decla…
