Oshkosh Defense [OSK] yesterday said it completed Net-Ready testing in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program with its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV).
Competitors Lockheed Martin
[LMT] and AM General said they have done the same with their JLTV offerings.
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The JLTV is expected to fill a significant capability gap that exists between larger MRAP vehicles and the aging High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvee) fleet.
“We are pleased that our JLTV has demonstrated its capability to transfer critical data from onboard systems to external networks during this testing and evaluation process,” said John Bryant, senior vice president, Defense Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “This is another important milestone in what has been an exemplary procurement program by the DoD, which will provide the protection and mobility our service men and women need for future missions.”
A core element in developing the next-generation light vehicle is fully supporting the execution of operational activities and information exchanges identified in DoD Enterprise Architecture, while satisfying the JLTV’s technical requirements for the transition to Net-Centric military operations.
Oshkosh recently completed this testing at the Electronic Proving Grounds at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., the Army’s developmental test center for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence (C5I) capabilities.
Oshkosh Defense said it has successfully completed every milestone to date throughout the JLTV program’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase, including the design understanding review, manufacturing readiness review and on-time delivery of 22 prototype vehicles 12 months after the start of the EMD phase.
As an Original Equipment Manufacturer, Oshkosh has an in-house team of C4ISR experts who designed the C4ISR solution for the fully integrated JLTV EMD prototype vehicles it has delivered for the program.
Oshkosh is providing vehicle training and support throughout the 14 months of robust military testing during the EMD phase.
Leveraging a 97-year history of innovation, Oshkosh said it has developed a state-of-the-art vehicle that redefines protection, extreme off-road mobility and the very meaning of the term mission-ready.