"JLTV Program Proves the Army Can Acquire a New" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Jan 2020 3:00 p.m. PST |
…Combat Vehicle. "On Friday, the Army announced that it was canceling the rapid prototyping phase of the new Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), intended to replace its aging fleet of Bradley Infantry Vehicles. This decision appears to be another in a series of acquisition missteps by the U.S. Army and a blow to the reputation of Futures Command. But before one judges the Army incapable of managing a new vehicle acquisition program, one must remember two things. First, OMFV is not dead; it is being rebooted. Second, the Army has several successful major vehicle acquisition programs underway. The most notable of these is the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV is designed to be a partial replacement for the venerable High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or Humvee, compared to which it has improved survivability, power generation and carrying capacity. With a more powerful engine than the Humvee, the JLTV is able to regain the mobility and speed that were lost when the Humvees were uparmored in order to add protection against IEDs. The JLTV is intended to perform a range of missions, including moving supplies and personnel and serving as a platform for close combat weapons such as anti-tank guided missiles and heavy guns…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Thresher01 | 24 Jan 2020 4:21 p.m. PST |
Hmmmmm, I'm betting ALL of this is very expensive. Wonder what the cost savings, advantages are of issuing every soldier or two a 4 x 4 Jeep, Chevy, Ford, or Dodge truck? Supplement them with dirtbikes, when/where needed. That'd provide the transport for all their kit, provide for a vast fleet of vehicles that no enemy can completely target, due to their high numbers, and we get enhanced mobility, cost savings, AND spread the troops among them to cut down on the numbers killed/wounded by IEDs and other weapons in a single strike. Load some of them up with .50 cals, a TOW or Javelin launcher, or SAMs and you've got a deadly force with high mobility. My guess is we'd save a ton of money on the project too, given the very high costs of dedicated military vehicles. |
Tango01 | 25 Jan 2020 11:32 a.m. PST |
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Tgerritsen | 25 Jan 2020 7:11 p.m. PST |
Last I checked, they don't sell standard 4x4s with V bottom anti IED armor protection as an option (which is one of the main motivators for the JLTV). Many of the most traumatic injuries from recent conflicts came from IEDs and standard trucks and Hummers weren't cutting it. |
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