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Real-time Casualty-Count Gear Validated For JLTV Test

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

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Real-time Casualty-Count Gear Validated For JLTV Test

Oshkosh Defense JLTV Offering L-ATV Photo: Oshkosh Defense

Ravenswood Solutions was awarded a contract to provide its “FlexTrain” instrumentation for a real-time casualty assessment (RTCA) communications network characterization at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.The event will evaluate instrumentation to be used during the larger Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) multi-service operational test and evaluation (MOT&E) scheduled for early 2018. The services are collaborating on the JLTV program to deliver a more-survivable vehicle with a greater payload than the legacy Humvee. During the…

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