
The Army on Thursday placed a $196.9 million order to AM General for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), awarding the deal while Oshkosh Defense’s [OSK] protest of the larger contract is still being considered. Michael Sprang, project manager for the JLTV Joint Program Office, told Defense Daily the award could be made because Oshkosh Defense did not file a “timely protest” to issue a mandatory stay, which would have stopped work on the follow-on production program. “As such, the Joint…