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Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
May 2021
WEB EXCLUSIVE: GM Defense Hunts for More Business as it Opens New Plant
CONCORD, N.C. — Basking in the afterglow of winning its first major contract since jumping back into the defense market, General Motors’ subsidiary GM Defense is preparing to go after more contracts, its newly appointed president and CEO said May 4. -
Marine Corps News
April 2021
Marine Corps Releases More Details on Utility Vehicle Phase Out
By Meredith RoatenThe Marine Corps is slated to replace its utility task vehicle with a new ultra light tactical platform in the next two years, according to an official. -
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
April 2021
JUST IN: Industry Teams Line Up for Army's Fighting Vehicle Competition (Updated)
The Army is “waiting with bated breath” for proposals to finish rolling in for its Bradley fighting vehicle replacement program, an official said April 15. -
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
March 2021
JUST IN: Army Aims to Develop Light Electric Vehicle By 2025
As the Army continues to work on electrification technologies to enable its vehicle fleet, the service plans to build an electric light vehicle demonstrator that will be ready for testing as early as 2025, an official said March 16. -
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
March 2021
Army Approaches JLTV Trailer Milestone
By Scott R. GourleyApproximately two years after the Army’s first unit equipped milestone for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and after service exploration of available alternatives, the broader program is preparing to begin fielding of the program’s trailer. -
Special Operations
March 2021
SOCOM Shows Interest in Hybrid, AI-Enabled Vehicles
Special Operations Command is experimenting with emerging technologies as it works to bolster its ground vehicle fleet with new capabilities. -
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
February 2021
Army Putting New Infantry Squad Vehicle Through Paces
The Army is testing its new transport vehicle less than a year after it awarded a contract to GM Defense for the program. -
Land Forces
March 2020
BREAKING: Army Sets Timeline for JLTV Recompete Contract
AUSTIN, Texas — The Army is looking to issue a new contract to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicle in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the service’s project manager in charge of the program said March 4. -
Army News
March 2020
JUST IN: Army Launches Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Study as Funding Falls
AUSTIN, Texas —The Army in its 2021 fiscal year budget request has asked for a sharp reduction in funding for its tactical wheeled vehicles. -
Land Forces
February 2020
Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle Sparks Robust Competition
The Army is trying to fast-track the acquisition of an all-terrain, highly transportable vehicle intended to provide ground mobility capabilities for infantry brigade combat teams.
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