Whether it is in the movie or in the scene seen in real life, the former special vehicle of the US military has always been monopolized by the Humvee, but times have changed. Not long ago, the U.S. military announced that Oshkosh Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Oshkosh”) won the U.S. military’s new JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) project, with an order value of up to 6.7 billion U.S. dollars , with deliveries of 17,000 tactical vehicles. For the U.S. military’s upgrade and expansion of troop vehicles this time, the total planned military budget has reached 30 billion U.S. dollars, and the number of combat vehicles has reached 55,000. If you are vague about this number, you can make a comparison. Since 1984, Hummer has delivered 280,000 combat vehicles to the US military.
“With the new JLTV project, the U.S. ground troops will have better combat performance. JLTV has passed high-standard and rigorous tests, and is ahead of other models of the same level in terms of mobility, protection and stability. It is easy to use It can be described as having the bulletproof ability of a light tank, the chassis protection of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Vehicle) level, and the off-road ability comparable to that of a Baja racing car,” said JohnM. arrive.
In terms of power, Oshkosh JLTV is equipped with General Motors’ Duramax V8 diesel engine. This 6.6-liter engine is different from the power of Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. After all, there is still a big difference between military and civilian grades. The engine has a maximum power output of 397 horsepower and a peak torque output of 1030 Nm.
Oshkosh JLTV memorabilia:
2005: Oshkosh began developing its second-generation TAK-4i independent suspension system,
2007: Oshkosh developed LCTV (Light Combat Tactical Vehicle, lightweight combat vehicle),
2010: Oshkosh LCTV becomes the first military vehicle to enter and finish the Baja 1000,
2011: Oshkosh redesigned and upgraded LCTV, and proposed L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle), as the design predecessor of JLTV,
2012: The U.S. government signed an EMD (Engineering and Manufacturing Development) contract with Oshkosh,
2013: Oshkosh launched the JLTV prototype vehicle and submitted it to the US military for EMD testing and evaluation.
2014: During the EMD test phase, Oshkosh successfully met all the requirements of the US military for the vehicle,
2015: Oshkosh submitted the JLTV plan to the US military and signed an order.
