Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase (EMD)

Mission — Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase (EMD) source

The JLTV Family of Vehicles (FoV), to include a companion trailer, is a United States Army (USA) acquisition lead, joint program with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The JLTV is capable of performing multiple mission roles and designed to provide protected, sustained, networked mobility for personnel and payloads across the full range of military operations. The JLTV Trailer (JLTV-T) is the companion trailer to the JLTV and safely carries its payload while maintaining the same mobility characteristics of the prime mover. The JLTV and JLTV-T are required to be fielded as a system per the Capability Production Document (CPD) last validated 7 June 2019. JLTV and JLTV-T objectives include increased protection and performance over the current fleet; and, minimizing ownership costs by maximizing commonality, fuel efficiency, reliability, and maintaining effective competition throughout the life cycle. Commonality of components, maintenance procedures, training, etc., is expected to be inherent in FoV solutions across mission variants to minimize total ownership cost and to avoid unique service requirements when possible. The Follow-on JLTV Contract was awarded on 09 February 2023 as a single award five-year requirements contract with five one-year options. This program element supports modernization of the JLTV FoV by investigating capability upgrades/insertions, including but not limited to force protection/survivability improvements, predictive logistics, platform safety enhancements including operations in extreme environments, and technologies to meet other emerging operational needs. This program element also supports developing initial prototypes to enable refinement of Operational Requirements and early user feedback to support future sustainment and operational movement operating concepts. The JLTV Program is part of the Army Transformation Initiative. PB26 Justification: The FY 2026 budget funds of $2.664 million will be utilized for the development and assessment of emerging technologies to maintain operational relevancy. Technologies under consideration include but not limited to signature management, winter tires, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (cUAS) capabilities and improved force protection. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.001 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."

Mission — Joint Light Tactical Vehicle source

The JLTV Family of Vehicles (FoV), to include a companion trailer, is a United States Army (USA) acquisition lead, joint program with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The JLTV is capable of performing multiple mission roles and designed to provide protected, sustained, networked mobility for personnel and payloads across the full range of military operations. The JLTV Trailer (JLTV-T) is the companion trailer to the JLTV and safely carries its payload while maintaining the same mobility characteristics of the prime mover. The JLTV and JLTV-T are required to be fielded as a system per the Capability Production Document (CPD) last validated 7 June 2019. JLTV and JLTV-T objectives include increased protection and performance over the current fleet; and, minimizing ownership costs by maximizing commonality, fuel efficiency, reliability, and maintaining effective competition throughout the life cycle. Commonality of components, maintenance procedures, training, etc., is expected to be inherent in FoV solutions across mission variants to minimize total ownership cost and to avoid unique service requirements when possible. The Follow-on JLTV Contract was awarded on 09 February 2023 as a single award five-year requirements contract with five one-year options. This program element supports modernization of the JLTV (FoV) by investigating capability upgrades/insertions including but not limited to force protection/survivability improvements, predictive logistics, platform safety enhancements including operations in extreme environments, and technologies to meet other emerging operational needs. This program element also supports developing initial prototypes to enable refinement of Operational Requirements and early user feedback to support future sustainment and operational movement operating concepts. The JLTV program is part of the Army Transformation Initiative. PB26 Justification: The FY 2026 budget funds of $2.664 million will be utilized for the development and assessment of emerging technologies to maintain operational relevancy. Technologies under consideration include but not limited to signature management, winter tires, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (cUAS) capabilities and improved force protection.

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