Oshkosh Defense [OSK] Monday said it successfully completed the Production Readiness Review (PRR) for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract–folliowing completed reviews by offerings from AM General
and Lockheed Martin [LMT].
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The Oshkosh PRR included a review of the company’s manufacturing readiness status, quality management system and production planning capabilities to assure schedule, performance and cost requirements will be achieved in the upcoming production phase.
“Oshkosh Defense’s Production Readiness Review demonstrated that we are ready to start JLTV production on an active and proven production line that is already building heavy, medium and protected MRAP military vehicles for our Armed Forces today,” said John Urias, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of Oshkosh Defense.
“Throughout the EMD phase we’ve been preparing our facilities, personnel and systems to seamlessly transition into production,” he said. “In fact, we built our 22 EMD vehicles on our active assembly line in early 2013–right alongside our MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV), Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and other military and commercial platforms.”
Oshkosh has demonstrated in this and past government JLTV contract reviews that it is ready to produce JLTVs on its established production line, the company said in a statement. Employing lean processes, flexible assembly lines and rigorous quality checks, Oshkosh Defense said it has a history of delivering tactical wheeled vehicles on schedule and with industry-leading quality. In addition,
The Oshkosh Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) is the company’s JLTV solution. The L-ATV’s lightweight, compact design leverages 10 years of research and development and field operating experience, the company said in a statement. The design merges key design elements of highly survivable combat vehicles and off-road tactical vehicles to operate in a range of threat levels and terrains. Independent testing proves that the L-ATV delivers superior ride quality at speeds 70 percent faster than today’s top-performing tactical wheeled vehicles, the statement said.