JLTV: Upstart GM Defense Takes On Incumbent Oshkosh

JLTV: Upstart GM Defense Takes On Incumbent Oshkosh
JLTV: Upstart GM Defense Takes On Incumbent Oshkosh

Oshkosh designed and builds the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, but next year the Army will reopen the competition to all comers. The most vocal challenger: upstart GM Defense.

JLTV: GM Defense’s Uphill Battle Vs. Oshkosh

JLTV: GM Defense’s Uphill Battle Vs. Oshkosh
JLTV: GM Defense’s Uphill Battle Vs. Oshkosh

Oshkosh, the incumbent, makes military trucks by the thousand. GM Defense, the upstart, has little recent military experience — but is backed by one of the world’s biggest auto companies.

Oshkosh Readies To Resume JLTV: GAO Decides In December

Oshkosh Readies To Resume JLTV: GAO Decides In December
Oshkosh Readies To Resume JLTV: GAO Decides In December

Two weeks after the Army awarded the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract to Oshkosh, losing bidder Lockheed Martin filed a protest. With the potentially 55,000-vehicle JLTV program on hold until late December, when the Government Accountability Office makes its ruling, Oshkosh is doing everything it legally can to get ready to resume. The protest “is…

The 21st Century Jeep: JLTV Race Hits Final Stretch

The 21st Century Jeep: JLTV Race Hits Final Stretch
The 21st Century Jeep: JLTV Race Hits Final Stretch

WASHINGTON: “Go drive it, Sydney,” Heidi Shyu called out across a room. “I want you to go drive it. It’s awesome.” “It” is the JLTV, the Army and Marine Corps’ future Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a $30 billion program for 55,000 vehicles. As the Army’s top acquisition official, Shyu will choose the winning contractor — –…

Oshkosh, Lockheed, AMGen Win $190M Deal For Army JLTV

[updated 4:00 pm with AM General comment] The Army and Marines took a big step towards replacing their vulnerable Humvees and lumbering MRAPs yesterday evening when they awarded contracts to defense giant Lockheed Martin, truck maker Oshkosh, and Humvee manufacturer AM General to develop alternatives for a new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The military…