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AM General Delivering First JLTV A2s To Army By Late February, Initial Fielding On Track For Mid-2026

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

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AM General Delivering First JLTV A2s To Army By Late February, Initial Fielding On Track For Mid-2026

AM General's JLTV A2 on display at the 2023 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

AM General will deliver its first set of two dozen Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to the Army by the end of February, the company has said, with the program on track to support the Army’s plan to begin fielding the new A2 version of the platform in mid-2026. Jim Cannon, AM General’s president and CEO, told Defense Daily this week that the previously confirmed six-month adjustment to the JLTV A2 was related to the “start of the production” and not…

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