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JLTV Details Lacking In Army Truck Report

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford A new report on Army trucks leaves out details on the future Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), spurring questions about plans for the multi-service Humvee replacement. The Army's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Acquisition Strategy, required by and recently submitted to Congress, does not list a number of planned JLTVs in a chart of the service's planned vehicles as of 2025. Instead it states "TBD JLTV." The chart, though, lists specific numbers for other tactical-wheeled vehicles expected in the…

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