JLTV

The Lockheed Martin JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) is a prototype armor-capable vehicle that was one of six original competitors for a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle that will replace the Humvee. The JLTV goal was to provide a family of vehicles able to perform multiple missions protected, sustained and networked mobility for personnel and payload over a full range of operations. Lockheed's JLTV design lost out to the Oshkosh L-ATV in August 2015.

Developed in response to the high vulnerability of the Humvee to improvised explosive devices during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the JLTV program sought to balance the heavy protection of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles with the mobility of lighter utility trucks. Following a competitive prototyping phase, Oshkosh Defense was awarded the contract in 2015, and the vehicle officially entered service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps in 2019. Since its introduction, the JLTV has been deployed globally with U.S. forces and has recently seen combat use in Ukraine after being supplied as military aid. Today, the platform remains in active production, with AM General winning the follow-on production contract in 2023 to continue supplying the vehicle to the U.S. military and numerous international allies.