Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    Weapons systems;    Military vehicles;    Combat vehicles;   

RP-ID  :  RS22942
RP-ID  :  RS22942_2009May18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report includes background on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, which is is currently being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the 11 different versions of the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that have been in service since 1985. It includes a discussion of recent program activities, foreign participants, budgetary issues, and potential issues for Congress.