"The Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) " Topic

"Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced yesterday that its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) successfully completed Limited User Testing (LUT) with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract.

"Our completion of the Limited User Testing milestone reinforces Oshkosh's proven ability to design and build vehicles based on decades of experience and a true appreciation for those who will ultimately operate the JLTV," said U.S. Army Major General (Retired) John Urias, executive vice president of Oshkosh Corporation and president of Oshkosh Defense. "Our JLTV solution draws upon real-world experience gained from supporting the ground operations that our Soldiers and Marines perform every day. In fact, no other Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) has launched and supported more successful tactical wheeled vehicle production programs than Oshkosh."The completed LUT focused on the JLTV system capabilities, functions, operations and interfaces in a range of simulated tactical environments. It also covered operator and crew level preventive maintenance for the entire JLTV system, ensuring operators could proficiently and safely operate the JLTV during test and evaluation. The Army user testing was conducted in September and October. Three of the tests were held as 96-hour cycles meant to simulate operational missions, and one of the tests incorporated a live fire demonstration. The Marines similarly completed two test cycles in October and November, including one with a live fire demonstration.

Oshkosh was prepared for the Limited User Testing and provided its vehicles ahead of the test schedule. Before the start of the Army and Marine Corps testing sessions, Oshkosh provided 40-hour New Equipment Training courses with the Soldiers and Marines operating the JLTVs. Separate configurations were required for the Army and Marine Corps' LUT, and Oshkosh refurbished its testing vehicles to ensure mission readiness…"

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Armand

At least those are only 2.5x the weight of a Humvee instead of 6x the weight like the bigger MRAPs are.

You are right my friend.

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Armand