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Army

Army Official Details Decision To Stretch JLTV, AMPV Production In FY ‘22 Budget Request

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021

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Army Official Details Decision To Stretch JLTV, AMPV Production In FY ‘22 Budget Request

BAE Systems delivered the first AMPV to the Army on August 31, 2020. Photo: BAE Systems.

An Army official on Tuesday offered details on program reductions included in the service’s FY ‘22 budget request, to include stretching production of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and the new Armored Multipurpose Vehicles (AMPV), while reiterating that future “night court” reform decisions will likely yield smaller returns in the coming years. “After three years of working through night court deep dive decisions, we’ve identified most of the places where we can potentially take a reduction or an elimination. Anything…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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