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Army

AM General On Track To Present First JLTV A2s To Army Next July, Details Vehicle Upgrades

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

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AM General On Track To Present First JLTV A2s To Army Next July, Details Vehicle Upgrades

AM General's JLTV A2 on display at the 2023 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

After unveiling the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 last week, AM General has said it’s on track to present the first eight vehicles to the Army in July 2024 before moving into production the following month. Bob Putnam, AM General’s JLTV program executive director, told Defense Daily the new A2 version of the platform features around 200 engineering changes, with the company working over the next year on refining upgrades during the manufacturing ramp-up process and ahead of…

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