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Army To Drop Market Survey In Coming Weeks For JLTV Follow-On Competition

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

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Army To Drop Market Survey In Coming Weeks For JLTV Follow-On Competition

Oshkosh JLTV at the Bushmaster Users Conference in Arizona in Jan. sporting a Kongsberg remote weapon station and 30 mm cannon. (Oshkosh photo)

MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Army is set to drop a market survey within weeks to gauge industry interest in competing for follow-on work for its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program beyond 2023, with officials also looking to industry to deliver capabilities now to provide intermittent upgrades for the vehicles. Col. Shane Fullmer, project manager for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, told attendees Tuesday here at an NDIA conference the Army intends to hold a full, open competition for the eventual contract…

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