How the Humvee Compares to the New Oshkosh JLTV ( Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ) Hello everyone you're watching the channel Military TV, the venerable Humvee was first fielded to combat units in the mid1980s. It had impressive mobility; it was fast and extremely reliable.

But beginning in 2004, the vehicle that was designed for the European battlefield began to struggle when it faced a determined Iraqi insurgency that fought with improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. Soon, images of burntout, twisted Humvees became a symbol of America's struggle to cope with a new, horrific type of warfare.

The military eventually replaced many Humvees with heavyduty vehicles called MRAPs, designed specifically to withstand roadside bombs. But they were slow, topheavy and had limited capability offroad.

While many shortterm efforts to protect troops were launched, the Pentagon was determined to develop a lasting solution. It first approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ( JLTV ) as a program of record in 2006.
It took almost a decade for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ( JLTV ) to become a reality but, in August 2015, Oshkosh Corp. was selected over Lockheed Martin Corp. and AM General LLC to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ( JLTV ) for the Army and the Marine Corps, a program that could exceed $30 billion to meet the current jointservice requirement.

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