The first time I saw a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, it looked like it had fallen straight from outer space. Compared to the tired Humvees on the lot that it’s intended to replace, the multi-role ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – The Army is swapping an icon – the 40-year-old Humvee – for a lighter, faster, cheaper truck designed for future ...

In an era of high-cost tactical vehicle programs, the U.S. military is under increasing pressure to modernize cost-effectively. In 2023, the Army ...

One the most cherished vehicles in the arsenal of the U.S. military is without a doubt the AM General Humvee. Soldiers call it High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), but no matter how you ...

If the Army decides to replace the venerable Humvee, GM Defense has a candidate vehicle ready. We got to drive it on a test track - find out what it was like. Emerging rapidly out of dense foliage, a ...

As modern battlefields demand more protection, mobility, and digital integration, we look at how the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is stepping in to take the role long held by the Humvee. From its ...

As the war in Vietnam was winding down, the U.S. military found itself sorely in need of a new vehicle to replace an aging fleet of Jeeps which hadn't changed significantly since their inception ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp on Tuesday won a contract worth up to $6.75 billion to build 17,000 armored light tactical vehicles to replace aging Humvees used ...

WASHINGTON – The Army is swapping an icon – the 40-year-old Humvee – for a lighter, faster, cheaper truck designed for future battlefields. The Infantry Squad Vehicle, more dune buggy than armored ...