Humvee Replacement (JLTV) Ready in 2015 (Military Times)
June 16, 2010
Neat looking vehicle! We definitely need a replacement for the humvee!
JLTV prototypes roll out on Army testing sites
Yahoo News
By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jun 13, 2010 10:26:33 EDT
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Both the Army and Marine Corps intend to begin fielding the JLTV in 2015 as a replacement for the venerable Humvee in combat operations.
The four-seat Category A vehicles are the lightest of the prototypes so they can be loaded into a C-130 aircraft as well as sling-loaded from CH-47 and CH-53 helicopters. They have a payload of about 3,500 pounds.
All the JLTV prototypes are designed to provide “MRAP-like protection” to passengers from the powerful, homemade bombs that have become commonplace on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Dean Johnson, deputy program manager for the Marine Corps JLTV program.
Bill Smith
Jun 16, 2010 9:18 PM