DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Oshkosh Defense, LLC a $6.7 billion firm fixed price production contract to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV program fills a critical capability gap for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps by replacing a large portion of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-awards-joint-light-tactical-vehicle-jltv-contract-65161/

DefenceTalkWashington: The Pentagon has given truck-builder Oshkosh a $6.75 billion contract to build a successor to the famous Humvee, the ubiquitous work-horse of the massive US military. Tuesday’s announcement meant competitors Lockheed and AM General lost out. The selection process for the “Joint Light Tactical Vehicle” was conducted by the US Army and Marine Corps, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-taps-oshkosh-to-build-next-humvee-65157/

DefenceTalkUkraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obama to provide “lethal” aid to Kiev. Dressed in camouflage, the Ukraine leader thanked Washington for the 10 Humvees, the first of 30 promised by Washington, as they arrived at Kiev’s Boryspil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-receives-first-batch-of-us-humvees-63641/

DefenceTalkMilitants fighting in Syria’s war put to use for the first time on Sunday American-made Humvees that they seized during a lightning offensive in Iraq this month, a monitor said. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, used the armoured vehicles to capture the villages of Eksar and Maalal in Aleppo province, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-militants-now-using-humvees-seized-in-iraq-59961/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $556 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mexico-to-buy-m1152-high-mobility-multi-purpose-wheeled-vehicles-59623/