Oshkosh L-ATV
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The Oshkosh L-ATV (Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle) is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle that won the US military's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. In the very early stages of the program it was suggested that JLTV would replace the AM General High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on a one-for-one basis. It is now suggested that the JLTV will partly replace the HMMWV, not replace it on a like-for-like basis.[5]
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Oshkosh L-ATV | |
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Type | light multi-role vehicle/light tactical vehicle Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | January 2019[1] – present |
Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps |
Production history | |
Designer | Oshkosh |
Designed | 2011[2] |
Unit cost | US$344,000 in 2017, Average Procurement Unit Cost (APUC) in FY 2015 $ |
Produced | Contract placed 25 August 2015; first test JLTV delivered to Army in 2016. Full rate production transition approved in 2019 |
No. built | 19,727 (est.) JLTVs ordered by January 2022, with about 19,000 of those for US armed forces |
Variants | All JLTV variants except * M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier[2] M1279 Utility[2] M1280 General Purpose[2] M1281 Close Combat Weapons Carrier[2] *L-ATV Ambulance[3] |
Specifications | |
Mass | Gross vehicle weight: 22,500 lb (10,200 kg) |
Length | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) (nominal) |
Width | 8.2 ft (2.5 m) (nominal) |
Height | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) (nominal) |
Crew | 1 + 3 in individual seats + optional gunner (I + 1; M1279 Utility) |
Armor | classified (A-kit/B-kit configuration) |
Main armament | a variety of light and medium caliber weapons, AGLs, or ATGMs can be fitted |
Engine | Gale Banks Engineering 866T, 6.6-liter diesel (based on GM Duramax architecture)[4] 340 hp |
Transmission | Allison 2500SP 6-speed automatic |
Suspension | Oshkosh TAK-4i independent suspension |
Operational range | 300 miles (480 km) |
Maximum speed | Forward Road: 70 mph (110 km/h) Off road: varies Reverse: 8 mph (13 km/h) |
Steering system | Power-assisted, front wheels |
The L-ATV was designed to deliver a level of protection comparable to that of heavier and less maneuverable Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) class designs, these having more protection from blast than up-armored HMMWVs which they were delivered to replace on deployed operations.[5]
On 25 August 2015, the L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program.[6] The first JLTV delivery order was placed in March 2016 with the U.S. Army ordering 657 examples.[7] Overall requirements have fluctuated, but as of January 2022 were stated by Micheal Sprang, JLTV Project Director to be: Army – 49,099 (this figure has remained relatively constant); Marine Corps – 12,500 (approx.); Air Force – 2000 (dependent on funding); Navy (approx. 400).[5]
The Army received its first seven JLTVs for test at the end of September 2016.[8] In addition to the United States, three other nations currently operate the JLTV and four more have JLTV on order.[5]