The Army is developing a strategy to enhance the expeditionary capability of its maneuver forces by reducing demand for sustainment, and conducting a series of experiments to inform that effort.
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
May 2, 2017
The consolidated appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017 adds millions to fund key Army priorities, from aviation procurement to ground vehicle modernization and network improvements.
April 18, 2017
The Army made three modifications April 12 to a 2015 five-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to recapitalize systems from the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles, according to a Defense Department announcement.
April 18, 2017
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is working with two companies to design and build a ground robot capable of using different mission payloads, according to a service official.
April 10, 2017
The Marine Corps finished delivering the remainder of its lightweight supply trucks last week that carry up to 1,500 pounds of supplies to the field, according to an official.
April 3, 2017
In the near term the Marine Corps will set aside the bulk of its science and technology funding for autonomy, specifically looking at how to integrate that capability onto trucks, according to an official.
January 16, 2017
A new budget blueprint drawn up by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) would fund a massive military buildup by seeking an additional $430 billion in defense spending above what the Obama administration had planned for the next five years, Inside Defense has learned.
January 5, 2017
The Air Force is looking at armored ground vehicles to replace its Humvees that defend missile-launch sites, according to a request for information posted last month and subsequent news reports.
November 23, 2016
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report urging the Defense Department to enhance its reporting to Congress on major acquisition programs -- a recommendation the Pentagon has rejected as impractical and unnecessary.
November 22, 2016
The decision by House and Senate leaders to delay action on a full-year fiscal year 2017 spending bill until the spring could restrain Pentagon plans to increase funding across a wide range of modernization programs, including the entire strategic weapon system recapitalization portfolio and marquee projects critical to each military service.
November 9, 2016
U.S. Special Command is seeking industry's input for powering a light tactical all-terrain vehicle that weighs less than 2,500 pounds.
November 3, 2016
While the Army is using Oshkosh Defense's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as an interim solution to meet Light Reconnaissance Vehicle requirements, the service is taking steps to define a permanent solution for the future.
October 18, 2016
The next-generation Light Armored Vehicle being contemplated by requirements developers needs to have an open-architecture design and could be based on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to the head of Marine Corps requirements.
October 18, 2016
The next-generation Light Armored Vehicle currently being contemplated by requirements developers needs to have an open-architecture design and could be based off the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to the head of Marine Corps requirements.
September 30, 2016
Oshkosh Defense has the capacity to build Joint Light Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps while concurrently producing vehicles for a foreign government such as the United Kingdom.
September 27, 2016
Oshkosh Defense received a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract modification in the same week the company is scheduled to complete the vehicle's first delivery.
September 27, 2016
The Army must prioritize "close combat overmatch" and ground vehicles in its modernization efforts, according to the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, housed within Training and Doctrine Command.
August 26, 2016
The Army last week released a presolicitation notice regarding a contract for upgrades to the family of medium tactical vehicles, although quantities and funding levels remain pending.
August 12, 2016
Congress has approved a $9.5 million reprogramming action allowing the Marine Corps to buy 144 Polaris MRZRS as part of a new-start "utility task vehicle" program.
July 29, 2016
The Army is keeping to its schedule for the Ground Mobility Vehicle, which the service touts as a key investment in the push to rebuild readiness and address emerging threats.