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Truck Builders Await JLTV Decision Within Weeks

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

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Truck Builders Await JLTV Decision Within Weeks

Am General's JLTV offering, the BRV-O

In only a matter of weeks–perhaps as few as two–one of three companies vying to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) will be asked to fire up its production line and get to work delivering trucks.All three competitors–Oshkosh [OSK], AM General, and a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-BAE Systems team–have built and delivered 22 vehicles apiece for the Army to test during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.Lockheed Martin, not traditionally a ground vehicle manufacturer, has bought and expanded a…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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