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AM General’s BRV-O Shows Off Affordability, User-Friendly Technologies at Quantico

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Friday, October 3rd, 2014

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AM General’s BRV-O Shows Off Affordability, User-Friendly Technologies at Quantico

BRV-O Photo: AM General

AM General showed off its Blast Resistant Vehicle - Off road (BRV-O) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at the Modern Day Marine military exposition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, highlighting its modular kitted hull and promoting its affordability. Chris Vanslager, vice president of business development and program management, said at the expo that “affordability is one of the main objectives, the main capabilities of the vehicle.” When the company produced 22 vehicles for testing, they were built on the same…

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