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U.K. Applies To Become First Ally To Export Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

Thursday, January 26th, 2017

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U.K. Applies To Become First Ally To Export Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

JLTV Photo:Oshkosh Defense

The United Kingdom is set to become the first export customer of the Oshkosh [OSK] Joint Light Tactical Vehicle being built to replace portions of the Army and Marine Corps Humvee fleets.Maj. Gen. Robert Talbot-Rice, land equipment director at the U.K. defense ministry, told a conference in London that a letter of request has been filed to purchase several hundred JLTVs to satisfy its multirole vehicle-protected, or MRV-P, program. Instead of building its own tactical trucks, the U.K. decided to purchase…

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