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Army Has Doubled Maintenance Training For JLTV To Address Earlier User Issues

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, February 4th, 2019

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Army Has Doubled Maintenance Training For JLTV To Address Earlier User Issues

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The Army has doubled maintainer training for its new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from 40 to 80 hours to address earlier concerns soldiers experienced while working on fixes to the vehicles during the evaluation period, an official told Defense Daily Monday. Col. Shane Fullmer, project manager for JLTV, said the Army addressed maintenance issues that were outlined in the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation annual report released last week by finalizing vehicle manuals. “A vehicle that provides more capability is…

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]