The General Tactical Vehicles (GTV) team of General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems and AM General yesterday said it delivered its proposal for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase of the Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.
GTV’s “ready-now” vehicle, the JLTV EAGLE, carried the proposal to Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.
Proposals are due today for the EMD phase of the program (Defense Daily, March 9). This summer, the Army intends to award up to three contracts for the JLTV EMD phase for the delivery of 22 prototype vehicles per contract (Defense Daily, Jan. 27).
GTV was one of three industry teams that took part in the previous JLTV Technology Demonstration phase along with a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-BAE Systems team and a BAE-Navistar International Corp. [NAVZ] team.
BAE Systems, with teammates Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Meritor Defense, plan to submit their proposal today. “We kept the best from the Technology Development phase and applied it to our EMD vehicles, and we’ve made refinements to perform even better,” said Glenn Lamartin, BAE Systems JLTV Capture Lead. As part of its proposal, BAE Systems said it has selected a Ford Motor Co. [F] engine, the the Power Stroke® 6.7 liter turbocharged diesel to power its JLTV family of vehicles.
The JLTV EAGLE is a reliable, operationally cost effective and low-risk solution for the JLTV requirements, the team said in a statement. The GTV JLTV EAGLE is a combat-proven vehicle optimized for the Army and Marine expeditionary forces.
GTV’s JLTV EAGLE provides the warfighter with unparalleled protection with its Double V Hull technology. By restoring balance to the iron triangle of protection, payload and performance, the GTV JLTV EAGLE fills tactical mission expeditionary requirements affordably.
“GTV understands the urgency and criticality of providing the Warfighter with an operationally effective, survivable, and suitable JLTV solution,” said Mark Roualet, chairman of the GTV Board of Directors. “With the GTV JLTV EAGLE, we offer a modified non-developmental, low-risk vehicle with inherent manufacturing readiness that is built for program success and an accelerated path to production. We are on the ground and running. We have a team with unparalleled experience that is offering a mature, fully transportable and highly reliable solution that is ready now. We have taken a tremendous vehicle and made it better–a combat proven platform, optimized for the U.S. Soldier and U.S. Marine.”
Additionally, Roualet said, “The GTV approach is about accountability, ownership, discipline, focus, speed, and commitment. This commitment extends to schedule, meeting cost requirements, and delivering high quality equipment to Soldiers and Marines.”