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Army

Report Marks JLTV As Exemplar Program Benefiting From Upfront, Detailed Systems Engineering

Monday, November 28th, 2016

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Report Marks JLTV As Exemplar Program Benefiting From Upfront, Detailed Systems Engineering

Oshkosh's JLTV offering, the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV). Photo: Oshkosh Corporation.

Much as the Army did with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), performing detailed systems engineering before product development is the most effective way to shorten platform development and curb cost, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.GAO performed case studies of nine development programs from across the Defense Department and found that those with systems engineering done before preliminary design generally adhered to development timelines and budget goals.The JLTV, along with the Small Diameter Bomb increment I…

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