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Focus - JLTV program of U.S. Army
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| Saturday, January
28, 2012, 09:11 AM |
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| United
States Army drives ahead with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program. |
WARREN, Mich. (Jan.
26, 2012) -- Today, a Request for Proposal was issued by the United
States. Army for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase
of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program. The Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle, or JLTV, family will balance critical weight and transportability
constraints within performance, protection, and payload requirements
-- all while ensuring an affordable solution for the Army and U.S. Marine
Corps.
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General Dynamics/AM General Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Technology Development
Phase prototypes is pictured here during a demonstration at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Md.
(Photo Credit: U.S. Army) |
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"Both
the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have identified critical capability
gaps in their respective light tactical vehicle fleets. JLTV is the most
cost-effective program to meet capability gaps for the light tactical
vehicles with the most demanding missions," said Kevin M. Fahey,
Program Executive Officer for Combat Support and Combat Service Support,
known as PEO CS&CSS.
JLTV
is a major Army-Marine Corps acquisition program for a new generation
wheeled vehicle that will replace a portion of the services' Humvee fleet.
The program's aim is to develop a new multi-mission light vehicle family
with superior crew protection and performance compared to the Humvees.
"The Technology Development phase for this program did exactly what
it was intended to do -- provide the basis for the cost-informed trades
that resulted in a common Army and Marine Corps requirement. It serves
as a model for how the services looking forward should operate in a cost-constrained
budget environment," said William E. Taylor, Program Executive Officer
Land Systems Marine Corps. |
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An Army and U.S. Marine Corps' Joint Light Tactical Vehicle BAE Systems/Navistar
team conducts a helicopter sling load transportability test during the
Technology Development phase. |
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In the spring of 2011, JLTV successfully completed
a 27-month Technology Development, or TD, phase -- satisfying its intended
purpose of demonstrating the integration of mature technologies as a complete
system and providing the Army and the Marine Corps with an assessment
of the technical, performance cost and schedule risks relevant to entering
the Engineering and Manufacturing Development, or EMD, Phase.
"The TD phase gave the Army and USMC exactly the kind of information
we needed concur on a common base requirement, a streamlined acquisition
schedule and a competitive process to ensure JLTV remains affordable,"
said Col. David Bassett, project manager for Tactical Vehicles.
Following submission of proposals, the Government will convene a source
selection evaluation board, comprised of subject matter experts from
across the Department of Defense, to review the industry proposals.
The Army intends to award up to three contracts during the summer for
the EMD phase for the delivery of 22 prototype vehicles per contract.
Additional deliverables include ballistic structures, armor coupons,
additional test assets, contractor furnished kits, trailers and data
requirements.
The refined 27-month acquisition strategy is designed to put a premium
on driving down costs, reducing risk and getting vehicles into the hands
of warfighters quickly. The JLTV EMD contract period of performance
for contractors is 27-months, while the full EMD phase will last for
33-months as the program offices ensures JLTV moves successfully from
Milestone B to Milestone C.
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