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JLTV Outperforms Both Armored And Commercial Forebears; Will Field In 2019

Thursday, June 15th, 2017

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JLTV Outperforms Both Armored And Commercial Forebears; Will Field In 2019

A Humvee is parked in front of two JLTVs, and M-ATV and an MRAP at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va--The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is an armored vehicle at its core, but the Army and Marine Corps’ new tactical truck has many of the same features as the Chevy Silverado with which it shares an engine.It comes with power mirrors. Air conditioning is standard and impressively effective on a 90-degree day in Northern Virginia. A central touchscreen display shows diagnostic information like tire pressure and speed. The truck comes with a backup camera and…

Congress

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Congress

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