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JLTV Teams Successfully Complete Manufacturing Reviews

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, December 12th, 2013

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JLTV Teams Successfully Complete Manufacturing Reviews

: Lockheed Martin’s JLTV completes government’s Manufacturing Readiness Assessment, moving it one step closer to production.

Lockheed Martin [LMT], AM General and Oshkosh [OSK] all say they have all successfully completed the government’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), moving closer to vehicle production. The current government JLTV plan is to choose a single contractor in 2015. The JLTV is designed to replace many of the current Army and Marine Corps HMMWV Humvee vehicles, providing significant advances in survivability and capability. Lockheed Martin this week said the MRA, which measures manufacturing maturity and…

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